Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Raymond Wiker]

Andreas Rossberg <rossberg at ps.uni-sb.de> writes:

> Dirk Thierbach wrote:
>>
>>>>you can use macros to do everything one could use HOFs for (if you
>>>>really want).
>> I should have added: As long as it should execute at compile time, of
>> course.
>>
>>>Really? What about arbitrary recursion?
>> I don't see the problem. Maybe you have an example? I am sure the
>> Lisp'ers here can come up with a macro solution for it.
>
> I'm not terribly familiar with the details of Lisp macros but since
> recursion can easily lead to non-termination you certainly need tight
> restrictions on recursion among macros in order to ensure termination
> of macro substitution, don't you? Or at least some ad-hoc depth
> limitation.

        Same as with function calls, you mean?

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