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Ironically, the lack of macros leads to an explosion of ad-hoc, extra-language DSLs. Look at rules engines, for example. In Drools (java), you have to write rules with a special language, DRL. Meanwhile in Clara (clojure) you write your rules in clojure. Macros simplify languages, they don't complicate them.


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