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I want to challenge the statement from [Rust Course](https://course.rs/advance/macro.html#%E6%9C%AA%E6%9D%A5%E5%B0%86%E8%A2%AB%E6%9B%BF%E4%BB%A3%E7%9A%84-macro_rules):
"For
macro_rules
, there are indeed some problems. Therefore, Rust plans to replace it with the new declarative macros in the future: they work in a similar way but solve the existing issues. After that,macro_rules
will become deprecated."
I don’t think this statement is accurate or reflects the current direction of the Rust language.
macro_rules!
is stable, widely used, and deeply embedded in both the Rust ecosystem and the standard library itself.- There has been no official RFC or language team decision stating that
macro_rules!
will be deprecated. - The newer "declarative macros 2.0" do address some issues, but they coexist with
macro_rules!
rather than serving as a strict replacement.
Marking macro_rules!
as "will be deprecated" is misleading. At best, it can be said that declarative macros are the preferred future direction for new macro development, but macro_rules!
is not going away.
I suggest updating the wording to avoid confusion for learners and to better reflect the actual status of macro_rules!
.