baconserker

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   by baconserker 15y ago

   For those curious about what Scala macros actually are: "This facility allows programmers to write macro defs: functions that are transparently loaded by the compiler and executed during compilation. This realizes the notion of compile-time
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   by baconserker 15y ago

   The author doesn't even know what macros are: "I understand macros to provide two things (1) forced code in-lining and (2) a kind of non-strict semantics or lazy evaluation of arguments"
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   by baconserker 15y ago

   Boom - it wasn't serious! It was meant to spark discussion on how on earth do these cars handle trickier aspects of driving on unmodified grids, such as traffic lights.
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   by baconserker 15y ago

   Does Nevada have stop lights?
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   by baconserker 16y ago

   It required a small language change, which I believe you can see in it's entirety here: https://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/changeset/23993
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   Scala's Option will save you from the most common cause of NullPointerException(squirrelsewer.blogspot.com)

   2 points by baconserker 16y ago|0 comments