Thought the exact same when I first started using it, then realised the benefits of the syntax: 1. It allows for the "async transparency" feature to work! 2.

Thought the exact same when I first started using it, then realised the benefits of the syntax: 1. It allows for the "async transparency" feature to work! 2. It enables first class event handling in a much less verbose way than Javascript. Unlocks the power of the native event system. 3. Less verbose ways to do Locality of Behavior. You get a number of escape hatches, and hyperscript is capable of being mixed with javascript: Call javascript directly _='on click call alert("Javascript called directly")' Embed javascript directly _='on click js alert("Javascript mixed in hyperscript") end' Next release will bring javascript comments to make learning and migrating blocks of code easier. // and /* ... */ Also I must say you do get used to the syntax relatively quickly.