Yes, but they are an 'in-process' form of code generation. The distinction is important. Especially when you are extending the system on the fly.

A lot of the pain regarding JS build-systems could be avoided with macros (and reader macros/a customizable reader). Babel is literally macros + a reader.

Hey Thiago!

You are mentioned in the essay that contains the article in this HN post btw :)

Check out the Neovim section in https://www.murilopereira.com/how-to-open-a-file-in-emacs/#t...

Aren't cars just a form of transportation? (sometimes cars are just more convenient than walking)