[dunk010]

The point is that the config gets more and more complex, requiring more and more features, until you get a rather ugly turing-complete programming language. And the further point is that with Lisp, you don't need any of that. Code is data. Data is code.

[eternityforest]

But then you're moving towards less of an app with configuration, and more of a "Here's a new programming language and frameworks to write your own app!" Situation.

If possible I'd rather examine why people need so many config options, and design from the start so that things don't need to be manually configured as much.

If a turning complete config really is the way to go, I'd rather just use JS or Python, not something metaprogramming focused that just invites and almost requires building more layers on top to do real programming.

[dunk010]

I think that you really have to use some Lisp to get the point here. The point is it's the best of both worlds, and the problem somewhat vanishes. But I don't know if I can convey that to you in words.