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There are quite many languages compiling to Lua (or LuaJIT). Fennel is just one of them. See e.g. https://github.com/hengestone/lua-languages https://github.com
by Rochus 3y ago
There are quite many languages compiling to Lua (or LuaJIT). Fennel is just one of them. See e.g. https://github.com/hengestone/lua-languages https://github.com/hengestone/lua-languages.
- iLemming 3y agoWhat makes Fennel a bit different is that it is a Lisp inspired by Clojure. If for any reason neither of these ever interested you, then, yes, Fennel would not feel any different to you.
- Rochus 3y agoThe referenced list seems to include a language for every taste; Fennel is also there as one of ~10 Lisp variants.
- iLemming 3y agoLike I said, if one likes Clojure but has to write for a Lua-enabled platform, Fennel is the best choice today, since there's no Clojure dialect for Lua, like ClojureScript or ClojureDart. Fennel although inspired by Clojure, still a very different language. Phil Hagelberg, AKA @technomancy, is the maintainer, a well-known and highly respected Clojurista.
- the-alchemist 3y agoi was wondering why it looked so clojure-y. thanks :)