The Applescript/Hypercard script this is inspired by were created to resemble prose to make it easier to understand for non-technical people (and one can argue

The Applescript/Hypercard script this is inspired by were created to resemble prose to make it easier to understand for non-technical people (and one can argue in hindsight that to be a misguided design goal) There is no need for a light JS replacement to be as verbose as prose. The Venn diagram of engineers trying Hyperscript out on their side projects and people unfamiliar with code syntax are two distinct circles. If you want to put logic in HTML attributes, it needs to be concise and expressive, not resembling English prose. Even APL would be a better choice.