If your assessment was that I prefer being pragmatic and that I believe most things have a cost, then yes. I think macros can be done right (in Scheme, etc.), but even then they have a potential cost.
> Of course they are.
And this is obviously where we definitely diverge. I think macros are great, but I acknowledge that you can't make that statement without big disclaimers. You don't seem to care about being pragmatic, so for you it's more clear cut.
If your assessment was that I prefer being pragmatic and that I believe most things have a cost, then yes. I think macros can be done right (in Scheme, etc.), but even then they have a potential cost.
> Of course they are.
And this is obviously where we definitely diverge. I think macros are great, but I acknowledge that you can't make that statement without big disclaimers. You don't seem to care about being pragmatic, so for you it's more clear cut.