(define-macro (while- test . forms) `((label -loop- (lambda () (if ,test (begin ,@forms (-loop-)) ()))))) (define (tw) (set! i 0) (while (< i 10000000) (set! i (+ i 1)))) (define (tw2) (letrec ((loop (lambda () (if (< i 10000000) (begin (set! i (+ i 1)) (loop)) ())))) (loop))) #| interpreter: while: 1.82sec macro: 2.98sec compiler: while: 0.72sec macro: 1.24sec |#