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Asked: 2026-06-13T12:16:50+00:00

What are lisp dialects that compile to short, readable and modifiable JS, using JS’s

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What are lisp dialects that compile to short, readable and modifiable JS, using JS’s own types?

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    Here’s an extensive list of compilers for programming languages that compile to JavaScript, including several Lisp/Scheme dialects. Regarding the "short, readable and modifiable" part, that’s a bit subjective … you can test a couple of the compilers listed, and decide which one works best for you.

    From the "Lisp, Scheme" section of the list [with minor formatting changes to the sub-section headers]:

    Lisp, Scheme

    Clojure-like

    • ClojureScript Clojure to JS, the official version. Supports the majority of Clojure including persistent datastructures.
    • ClojureJS Subset of Clojure to JS.
    • Chlorinejs A fork of ClojureJS with a port of clojure.core library.
    • wisp A homoiconic JavaScript dialect with Clojure syntax, S-expressions and macros. Aims to be rich subset of Clojure(Script) that seamlessly interops with both Clojure(Script) and JavaScript. ○
    • Scriptjure Library for generating JavaScript from Clojure forms.
    • ki Clojure-like syntax, mori‘s immutable data structures in a few sweet.js macros. Can be intermixed with JavaScript. ○

    Scheme-like

    • BiwaScheme Scheme(R6RS) in JavaScript
    • Fargo Scheme in JavaScript
    • Moby Scheme A Scheme running in JS.
    • nconc Scheme interpreter in JavaScript with stack-friendly tail calls and full call/cc
    • scheme2js Scheme to JavaScript.
    • Spock A Scheme to JavaScript compiler that uses Henry Baker’s Cheney-on-the-MTA compilation strategy
    • Whalesong Racket to JS compiler

    Other

    • eslisp An S-expression syntax for ECMAScript/JavaScript, with Lisp-like hygienic macros that are just JS functions. Aims to be very close to JS, and highly experimental.
    • EdgeLisp A Lisp in the tradition of Common Lisp
    • Parenscript Subset of Common Lisp to JS.
    • Ralph Lisp-1 dialect that compiles to JavaScript, inspired by Dylan
    • Oppo A JavaScripter’s lisp. Inspired by JavaScript, Clojure and CoffeeScript. Compiler built using Jison.
    • LispyScript A JavaScript with Lispy syntax and Macros. ○
    • Outlet A simple Lisp that supports CPS and in-browser stepping debugging, and other things. In development.
    • Hot Cocoa Lisp A Lisp-like language that compiles to JavaScript. ○
    • Sibilant JavaScript with a lisp. ○
    • jisp A JS-native and axiomatic Lisp that focuses on the core ideas of code-as-data, S-expressions, and macros, introducing as few new concepts as possible. ○
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