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Syntax Templates

Talkat Scheme 2019 · on Sunday, 2019-08-18
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Adds three concrete extensions to Racket’s template language: template splicing (tilde-at) for producing non‑parenthesized sequences under ellipses, a try‑catch style conditional for skipping absent optional pieces, and template metafunctions for compile‑time code generation. Demonstrates building alternating key/value hash constructors, compile‑time keyword→identifier conversion, a with‑lock macro that omits an optional failure argument, and utilities like begin0 and fold; reports a working implementation with minor syntax‑object optimizations and sketches for fresh temporaries and better unsyntax/ellipsis handling.

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  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 0:36Syntax Case and Patterns
  3. 8:33Limitations of current tools
  4. 9:19New template features
  5. 12:01Practical examples
  6. 14:43Advanced template techniques
  7. 22:15Implementation and future
  8. 26:46Q&A
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