I've used C a lot, and while you do need macros sometimes, IMHO it's best to use them as minimally as possible. So I'm in agreement. lisp/scheme have macros th

I've used C a lot, and while you do need macros sometimes, IMHO it's best to use them as minimally as possible. So I'm in agreement. lisp/scheme have macros that understand the structure of the code in a more fundamental way; they're more a feature of the language than a pre-processing step.