You're missing the point.<p>Nothing in your sarcastic "Uh ..." missive makes me or anyone else care about the features you just named.  Yes, I <i>know</i> Ruby doesn't have True Lisp Macros.  The point is, why should I care?  What real-world problem can I not solve elegantly in Ruby because it lacks this language feature?<p><i>"It is fast enough" is a mantra you can foist off on people who haven't put up production systems on a Merb stack.</i><p>Well, seeing as how I have deployed Merb in production as well, maybe we can discuss the merits without trying to measure egos based on who's deployed what?<p>Again, my point is that if you can't name a single real world benefit of macros over what's already in Ruby, then why should anyone care how fast they are?