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		vikeri on July 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Machine That Builds Itself: The Strengths of t... In Clojure macros are not overused IMO.Even though they are fully supported the community encourages you to only use it when it's absolutely necessary.

serpix on July 2, 2018 [–]

And even then the consensus is to reconsider. And at the very last document a sample usage and an expanded form plus apology.

typon on July 2, 2018 | [–]

And I totally believe it doesn't have to be this way. The way Racket does macros is a great example of how to do them well.

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