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mikkom
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AnyDSL: A Framework for Rapid Development of Domai...
> * In AnyDSL, the front end takes the code and compiles it into, well, the same language, only with decreasing levels of abstraction from the hardware.
I thought this was called a macro.
sddfd
on March 6, 2017
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The exact point is that instead of macros, higher-order functions are used.
pka
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Why can't you use higher-order functions in macros?
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I thought this was called a macro.