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Also, I do want to point out that despite very recognizable syntax, that's not the only thing that makes lisp lisp. Primary example of lisp-y syntax on a non-lisp would be Janet [0]

https://janet-lang.org/



It looks like fennel and janet are from the same dev.


Not having cons lists makes Janet non-lispy?


I would argue yes. There's a lot of things that I expect to work in a lisp/scheme that just don't work in Janet. Many of those things being related to cons/car/cdr stuff. That said, it's still a fantastic language.

Here's a thread a remember reading through at one point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26496339




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