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Topic:
user-defined languages
Topic:
language extension via macros
ThesaHelp:
references sa-sz
Group:
Thesa programming system
Topic:
extensible languages
Topic:
orthogonal extension and cartesian products

Reference

Standish, T.A., "Extensibility in programming language design", SIGPLAN, 10, 7, pp. 18-21, June 1975. Google

Quotations

19 ;;Quote: an orthogonal extension to a language normally requires surgery on its underlying guts
QuoteRef: stanTA6_1975 ;;20 paraphrase extensions are relatively easy to add but are limited in ability
QuoteRef: stanTA6_1975 ;;20 "As a user, you may not want to build your own programming language any more than you may want to build your own car

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