On 21 May 2006 02:15:31 -0700, "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :
>FACT: Java has no first-class functions and no macros. This results in >warped code that hacks around the problem, and as the code base grows, >it takes on a definite, ugly shape, one that's utterly unique to Java. You need to back up a sweeping statement like that with an least an example code showing how it could much better be handled with macros. Java has lots of macro languages, including C++'s preprocessor. What it does not have is a sanctioned one. It has instead on-the-fly code generation. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/onthefly.html -- Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
