Hacker News Reader

> I think it would be fun to take another run at the same problem — attempt to find a minimal, readable, and easier-to-learn language that fits in the same role as JavaScript — but to do so with a much more radical design.

Do you think ClojureScript could fit this category? We have teams that use it in production without any significant problems at all.

View on HN

It certainly could, and particularly so if you come from a Lisp background.

But it also connects to a larger universe of Clojure libraries and practices, and a vast history of Lisp tradition — most probably for the best. In that sense, it might be more of a maximalist approach than what I'm looking for. (And (of course) readability is in the eye of the beholder ;)

Have you seen Wisp? [1] It's a minimalist approach with Clojure syntax. For me it may be the next step after CoffeeScript, which I believe has subtly brainwashed me into loving the lambda.

[1] https://github.com/Gozala/wisp

Reply on news.ycombinator.com