Re: [Haskell-cafe] Code that writes code

Quoth "Richard O'Keefe" , ...

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Of course code generation is perfectly fine when the output is not intended to be read and maintained by a human.

"Read" and "maintained" are two different issues. Depending on the tool-chain, it may be necessary for people to read the generated code while debugging.

Indeed, for my modest purposes it has been easy enough to generate code in a conventional, readable format - and honestly it's better self-documentation than the code I write directly. The mechanical consistency of generated code makes it especially transparent. Donn Cave, donn@avvanta.com