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Re: Couple things...
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:12:04 +0100, Michael Sperber
<sperber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Thomas" == Thomas Bushnell <tb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Thomas> Um, in C a user definitely has cause to care. Importantly, a
function
Thomas> can be used far more flexibly. Allowing all the forms to be
macros is
Thomas> a pain.
Felix will point out that allowing forms to be functions is a
performance consideration.
Not only that. It allows the *implementor* maximal flexibility, which
I consider more important in this case. Allowing a form to be a function
may tempt users to do weird stuff like taking it's address, etc.
Remember: on this level (FFI) things can get extremely fragile and tricky.
The user of an FFI should be *forced* to use it's forms in a
straightforward
and simply manner.
cheers,
felix