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Fargo: A Scheme-like Programming Langauge That Runs on Node.js. Developer James Coglan has created Fargo, a small experimental programming language for a asynchronous systems in JavaScript.

Fargo: A Scheme-like Programming Langauge That Runs on Node.js

It works in both Node.js and in browsers. Fargo is a modified version of Scheme, a dialect of LISP. Considering that Douglas Crockford once called JavaScript "LISP in C's Clothing," why exactly do we need another Scheme-like language for working with it? List of languages that compile to JS - GitHub. Weepy/kaffeine - GitHub. Kaffeine. Kaffeine is a set of extensions to the Javascript syntax that attempt to make it nicer to use.

Kaffeine

It compiles directly into javascript that is very similar, readable and line for line equivalent to the input (you can beautify if you like). Philosophy opt-in extensions: vanilla Javascript works as normallimited but focussed feature setHackable, modular, extendable and testableLine-for-line equivalence for easy debugging (unless beautified) Overview.