[bitc-dev] DISCUSS: macros and surface syntax

[Sandro Magi]

Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> The problem that I anticipate here is that setting aside my personal
> like for LISP, the LISP-y surface syntax actually *does* suck, and it is
> going to present a significant impediment to BitC adoption. This issue
> tends to push me away from macro processing solutions at the S-expr
> level.

D-expressions might be of interest [1]; macros as used in the Dylan 
language.

Sandro

[1] http://people.csail.mit.edu/jrb/Projects/dexprs.pdf