But why would you want to use a language that didn't have such things? Not having lexical scope, first-class functions, and macros is a huge hinderance to me.

But why would you want to use a language that didn't have such things? Not having lexical scope, first-class functions, and macros is a huge hinderance to me. Sure, I can work around it, but it's a terribly inefficient and unsatisfying way to work.