They might think that they don't need metaprograming, but like everyone else, they eventually do. That's how we get monstrosities like https://github.com/freeb

They might think that they don't need metaprograming, but like everyone else, they eventually do. That's how we get monstrosities like https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/master/sys/sys/queue.h https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/master/sys/sys/q... (plenty of Linux equivalents --- e.g. the tracepoint stuff) Better to use a language with thoughtful metaprogramming than tack it on badly later.