The compactness is more to be expected in mid- to large-size software. Where one uses macros to develop internal domain specific languages, etc. Long ago I was

The compactness is more to be expected in mid- to large-size software. Where one uses macros to develop internal domain specific languages, etc. Long ago I was at a talk where a project manager reported that their slightly over 100 people Lisp team could compete with a roughly 1000 people C++ team, both developing a similar product (an enterprise network switch).