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Loop macro

Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2011–2024), in 6 threads.

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Loop macro is poorly documented, hard to memorise and debugUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads

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Loop macro is poorly documented, hard to memorise and debugUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20112026
- Loop hides complexity and is sometimes hard to get right2024-05-24
- Loop macro is poorly documented, hard to memorize, and hard to debug2020-10-08
- Finds the loop macro confusing to read and use2011-02-21
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The newest 5 complaints

Loop hides complexity and is sometimes hard to get right2024-05-24
Huge LOOP forms with hundreds of clauses are hard to maintain and read2022-10-12
Hard to tell which keyword applies to which clause2022-03-25
Loop macro is poorly documented, hard to memorize, and hard to debug2020-10-08
Finds the loop macro confusing to read and use2011-02-21