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Lisp-like languages have historically led the world in metaprogramming and
flexibility. While many modern languages have adopted the idea of macros,
Lisp-like languages such as

Racket have continued pushing the envelope,
attempting to make macros as easy as possible to incorporate into everyday
programs. On the other hand, Lisp’s minimal, parenthesis-based syntax can be hard
to adapt to — to the point that Lisp is sometimes said to stand
for “Lots of Irritating Silly Parentheses”.

Rhombus is a new programming
language that aims to have the best of both worlds, marrying Racket’s
metaprogramming capabilities to a simple Python-like syntax and reasonable
standard-library defaults.