[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.