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From: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
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* 2011-04-12T13:26:48-07:00 * Chris Rebert wrote:

> I think Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's comments on open-world sandbox video
> games (of all things) have a lot of applicability to why allowing
> full-on macros can be a bad idea.

> IOW, a language is usually better for having such discussions and
> having a fairly coherent worldview enforced by the existence of a
> managing authority.

Thanks for the info. That's a strange view, and I must disagree. Lisp
people certainly love the power they have. But different language,
different philosophy, I guess.