[REBOL] Re: lisp-like backquotes macros
From: lmecir:mbox:vol:cz at: 26-Nov-2005 17:44
Henri Morlaye napsal(a):
>You are right, rebol is about dialects after all, and Ladislav's BUILD
>function does the job very well (especially with the /with
>refinement). However the built-in COMPOSE function is not inspired by
>a dialected way of doing things, it looks more like the lispy
>backotes+comma. I think it should either be more comfortable like
>lisp, or completely rebolesque like Build.
>
>--
>Henri
>
COMPOSE is not comfortable, indeed. What is needed is a good dialect.
Any inspiration in that direction welcome, because sometimes it is much
harder to invent a good dialect than to implement it.
-L