[cardanome]

Do you think that Fennel adds enough value on top of Lua to justify the extra compilation step?

I mean it is valid to use it for the fun of it, just wondering. Lua is already more or less a Scheme clothed in a more conventional syntax. On top of that the fact that Lua already has excellent metaprogramming capabilities kind of negates the typical advantage of using a lisp-style syntax. So what is Fennel bringing to the table?

[salutis]

Compared to Lua, Fennel brings to the table:

- Lisp syntax, so structural reading, navigation, and editing,

- above-average Lisp macro system, so fundamental extensibility,

- pattern matching, so a bit more expressiveness, and

- some compile-time safety checks.

[rcarmo]

Also, more parenthesis. Which are a great reminder of more civilized times in computing.