[eggy]

I didn't exactly write it that way; I specifically referred to syntax. I am aware of the good things in Elixir, since I started playing with it years ago. I gave up trying to figure out why something in life becomes more popular than another, and just go with what I judge is best for me, makes me happy and gets the job done. Pony seems to be chomping on the heels of Erlang/Elixir/LFE, but I will stay with LFE for now. Jose and team have done a great job putting together a great ecosystem. I just happen to prefer Lisp syntax over blocks with 'END's. It is purely subjective. I know many languages to a certain degree (J, Python, C, Scheme, some Prolog, APL), and I try and pick the one that is best for the job. I just find myself comfortable in Lisp or Scheme. I am trying to grok Idris and Haskell this year, but I am really into livecoding, and so I chose Extempore. Sonic Pi is great, and is based on Ruby. Again, just personal preference. I am just excited about LFE for my selfish reasons ;)