rentalcustard · September 11, 2014 17:13
diff --git a/gistfile1.clj b/gistfile1.clj
  (defmacro new-if [pred then-clause else-clause]
    `(cond ~pred ~then-clause
           :else ~else-clause))
           
 "This works, in that if I call it like so:
 "

 (new-if (= 2 3) (while true (print "hi"))  :bye)

 "I don't get an infinite loop, but I don't understand how. I've unquoted everything in the macro body, so shouldn't the normal evaluation order apply? Why doesn't it evaluate then-clause when I do it this way?
	(defmacro new-if [pred then-clause else-clause]
	`(cond ~pred ~then-clause
	:else ~else-clause))

	"This works, in that if I call it like so:
	"

	(new-if (= 2 3) (while true (print "hi")) :bye)

	"I don't get an infinite loop, but I don't understand how. I've unquoted everything in the macro body, so shouldn't the normal evaluation order apply? Why doesn't it evaluate then-clause when I do it this way?