This kind of thing is exactly what makes me think CLJS is the current frontrunner to be the first compile-to-JS language to gain mass adoption without JS-like s

This kind of thing is exactly what makes me think CLJS is the current frontrunner to be the first compile-to-JS language to gain mass adoption without JS-like semantics (as CoffeeScript has). It's the performance. So many of us who want JS alternatives have made our peace with the idea that we'll have to sacrifice a bit of performance if we want to use a nice language. But being able to improve performance while using a nicer one?! Count me in! I already have a serious project in mind for this.