Lisp rewrite

[gr0uch]

It would be interesting to see if the code could simplified by writing it in Common Lisp via Parenscript. I don't expect any savings in output size, but I think it would reduce the lines of source code by using macros.

It is currently ~700 lines of JS, which is not trivial but also not that big. It might make sense incrementally try to reproduce the same JS code via Parenscript.

The motivation is to see how viable Lisp is as a language for authoring web front-ends. Parenscript is particularly suitable for authoring libraries with, since it does not rely on an external runtime. I guess very few people understand Lisp code so there are very few people doing it, but it's worth experimenting and I think it's feasible.

[tomByrer]

I like the idea of 'macros' instead:
http://jlongster.com/Stop-Writing-JavaScript-Compilers--Make-Macros-Instead

[gr0uch]

Macros originate from Lisp :)
There are other things from Lisp that I want to use as well.