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[rebuttal] clarify technique / library

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@ -64,17 +64,18 @@ In terms of the first example in this section, our elaborator infers that the
@racket[(make-vector n)] @racket[(make-vector n)]
constructs a vector with @racket[n] elements. constructs a vector with @racket[n] elements.
Our implementation is a Typed Racket library that shadows functions We have implemented the technique as a Typed Racket library that shadows
such as @racket[make-vector] with textualist elaborators following the functions such as @racket[make-vector] with textualist elaborators following
guidelines stated in @Secref{sec:solution}. the guidelines stated in @Secref{sec:solution}.
We make essential use of Racket's macro system@~cite[fcdb-jfp-2012] The implementation makes essential use of Racket's macro system@~cite[fcdb-jfp-2012]
to reason locally, associate inferred data with bound identifiers, and to reason locally, associate inferred data with bound identifiers, and
cooperate with the rules of lexical scope. cooperate with the rules of lexical scope.
For the adventurous reader, @Secref{sec:implementation} describes the For the adventurous reader, @Secref{sec:implementation} describes the
main services provided by Racket's macros. main services provided by Racket's macros.
Nevertheless, Typed Clojure@~cite[clojure-macros], Nevertheless, Typed Clojure@~cite[clojure-macros],
Rust@~cite[rust-compiler-plugins], and Scala@~cite[ramho-hosc-2013] Rust@~cite[rust-compiler-plugins], and Scala@~cite[ramho-hosc-2013]
could implement our approach just as well. could implement our approach just as well using those languages' powerful
macro and compiler plugin systems.
For a sense of the practical use-cases we envision, consider the function For a sense of the practical use-cases we envision, consider the function
@racket[regexp-match], which matches a regular expression pattern against @racket[regexp-match], which matches a regular expression pattern against