Explanation of macros; Haskell macros

[Richie Hindle]

[Mike]
> The following example relates to
> a problem familiar to all Python users and demonstrates 
> two uses of macros: syntax improvement and efficiency gain
> through compile-time code introspection.

[Clear lisp example snipped]

> Let me know if the above helped you understand the usefulness
> of macros or was just as sucky as the earlier stuff.

It certainly helped me to understand, yes.  Thanks for posting it.

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Richie Hindle
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