[alnayyir]

Does it have all the same capabilities? Is it able to introspect into it's own code and monkey-patch like regular Io?

[bguthrie]

Yes. Prototype-based, and code is traversable as a data structure. Macro and monkey-patch to your heart's content. Java interop is solid.

[apgwoz]

I've heard various complaints that the language is extremely slow. have you found this to be a valid concern?

[draegtun]

Ioke is slower than Io. Both languages probably by design will never be trail blazers I think.

Here is Ioke's author view on its speed: http://olabini.com/blog/2009/01/iokes-need-for-speed/

[alnayyir]

This sounds really intriguing, thank you!

I've been looking for a post-lisp for some time now, and while I find Clojure very entertaining, RH took making it a Lisp seriously. This constrains it from the complete and utter evil I can accomplish with Io.