What is macro-compat

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Macro-compat lets code written against the newer Scala macro APIs (2.11/2.12 macro bundles, untyped trees, freshName, symbolOf) compile on Scala 2.10 by rewriting bundles into object-style macros and inserting compatibility shims. Use it by adding the macro-compat artifact plus macro-paradise and annotate with @bundle; the plugin boxes trees into expressions and unboxes expressions to trees, forwards renamed APIs, and keeps binary stability via MiMa so a single codebase supports multiple Scala versions.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:30Outline
3. 1:01Who am I
4. 1:20Macros
5. 2:17Scala macros
6. 3:40API changes
7. 5:05Macro bundles
8. 6:19Untyped trees
9. 7:03Different versions
10. 9:14Overview
11. 10:44Add to build
12. 11:42How does it work
13. 13:07Conclusion

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