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 rul

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.