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While macros are cool and it's good to keep them as an option in the back of the mind, it should be clarified that you're not supposed to immediately reach for macros for small things you don't quite like about the language.
Excessive macro use makes it impossible for others (including your future self) to read your code and there's often good reasons why it's designed like it is.
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N/A. the macro above is trivial.
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Oof, this brings back PTSD for a lot of us that have worked with developers like this ☝️
Well, all developers give each other ptsd, never seen a clean code base in my career. They all turn to shit, because 90% developers don't care, because it will be someone else's problem later.
That said, yeah don't do weird custom code, where you have to keep context in your head to understand the code.