While I like this idea, I think the parent&#x27;s point is that the utter simplicity of the language is worth living without these things.<p>I personally prefer Erlang to Elixir aesthetically. The big wins I see from Elixir are protocols and standardized tooling (though I have high hopes for rebar3). Parse transforms are overkill for most things but that&#x27;s about how often I need things like macros in the world of Erlang.<p>Even still, today&#x27;s Erlang ecosystem is about the BEAM and it&#x27;s great to have so many options. Erlang, Elixir, LFE, Lua, Joxa, &amp;c.