Kernel's operatives aren't syntactic forms. They're first-class expressions which are evaluated at runtime. The behavior is quite different from macros and prov

Kernel's operatives aren't syntactic forms. They're first-class expressions which are evaluated at runtime. The behavior is quite different from macros and provides greater abstractive power. IMO, Kernel is the ideal playground for testing out language designs and features. It's performance limits it from being a practical language for deploying applications.