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Adding Syntax Parameters To The Sweet.Js Macro Library For Javascript, Vimal Kumar May 2015

Adding Syntax Parameters To The Sweet.Js Macro Library For Javascript, Vimal Kumar

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Lisp and Scheme have demonstrated the power of macros to enable programmers to evolve and craft languages. A macro is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence should be mapped to an output sequence according to some defined procedure. Using a macro system a programmer can introduce new syntactic elements to the programming language. Macros found in a program are expanded by a macro expander and allow a programmer to enable code reuse. Mozilla Sweet.JS provides a way for developers to enrich their JavaScript code by adding new syntax to the language through the use of …

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