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I thought Common Lisp is stable because the standard is unchanged since its publication in 1994. Lisp dialects have a lot of syntax. Every macro implements syn

• iLemming 7y ago
  Macros don't get written very often. Some Lispers (e.g.: Clojurists) advocate against solving problems with macros (if they can be solved with regular functions). However, at the end of the day, macro or a function - data remains data. In non-lispy languages syntax often complects meaning and order.
  • lispm 7y ago
    > Macros don't get written very often. It's not how often you write macros. Just write ten macros -> ten syntax extensions. The Common Lisp implementation I use has around 700 predefined external macros. > against solving problems with macros (if they can be solved with regular functions). It's just that macros are for different things and for those are widely used in Lisp.