Compared to Lua, Fennel brings to the table: - Lisp syntax, so structural reading, navigation, and editing, - above-average Lisp macro system, so fundamental

Compared to Lua, Fennel brings to the table: - Lisp syntax, so structural reading, navigation, and editing, - above-average Lisp macro system, so fundamental extensibility, - pattern matching, so a bit more expressiveness, and - some compile-time safety checks.