R is actually homoiconic. It's somewhat awkward and not a language feature that many packages exploit, but it's there. I wouldn't describe R as having Lisp-like

R is actually homoiconic. It's somewhat awkward and not a language feature that many packages exploit, but it's there. I wouldn't describe R as having Lisp-like macros, though... maybe "macro-like functions." edit: and _definitely not_ static typing.