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LineMoon
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Hello,

Please, what is the impact of the number of macros in application.

Best regards,

 

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Reeza
Super User

Nothing...

In terms of what, operation speed, program readability, how difficult it is to update/modify program

LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20
The question is quite vague. Do you have a specific issue/requirement?
Data never sleeps
Astounding
PROC Star

Usually, increasing the number of macros makes it more difficult to debug and maintain a program.  There are definitely exceptiions to the rule, for extremely well-written macros.  But in practice macros tend to add complexity.

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