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Scheme is so much worse. It has so much repetition and is so much more verbose for no reason.


A macro-capable lisp means that this isn't permanently or definitionally true, even if it is today - which is pretty subjective.

https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/html_node/Macros.h...

Racket is IMO a pretty compelling environment for prototyping DSLs because of how malleable it can be, so I think the ceiling for ergonomics can be pretty high.




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