This has happened, and the result is VSCode.
Of course, ES6 is less powerful than Scheme, but the speed and the mindshare outweighed the homoiconicity and the macros :-\
Of course, ES6 is less powerful than Scheme, but the speed and the mindshare outweighed the homoiconicity and the macros :-\
30 years in development do help avoid some pitfalls, though.