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Re:JavaScript for People Who Hate JavaScript by cutler on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:40PM (#14972302)
I second Clojurescript. Peter Hunt, the creator or React, was heavily influenced by Clojurescript and David Nolen.
Re:JavaScript for People Who Hate JavaScript by lopatin on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:44PM (#14972328)
I think he goes by Pete ;)

Edit: While I'm here, might as well link to the Simple Made Easy talk by Rich Hickey. The other thing (aside from inventing Clojure) that gave him prophet-like status in the community.

https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

Re:JavaScript for People Who Hate JavaScript by cutler on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @05:59PM (#14974103)
Rich Hickey is one of the rare breed of thinkers in the programming world whose ideas have great relevance even if you're not interested in the language he invented.