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What's your preferred code generation tool in 2024?
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Never tried lisp, it's always been on my "as soon as I have an excuse to learn it" list (alongside haskell). What makes it adapted to this use case?
For this problem I'd usually go python + jinja but I cannot say I like the experience.
Both languages you mentioned i highly recommend.
Lisp macros are another level, because they are part of the language - you can use all language primitives to transform forms however you like.
Haskell will give you a different view of programming. It's beautiful and concise, and implements all sorts of academic research in languages. Ocaml is similar in many respects.
Just thought of an example. If you want to, you can open a file at macroexpansion time, and generate code based on its contents. There are no limits, pretty much.