That's an interesting suggestion. On one hand, you get a decently powerful language with most of the benefits of Scheme and without the scary (non-)syntax. However, I have to go with "no" because Javascript is tightly coupled with so many messy real-world details like DOM and browser incompatibilities. You end up with just as many brackets; they just happen to be a little pointier. It would be a good choice for someone already comfortable with HTML and web administration. Otherwise, you have too much static friction to overcome before you get to Hello World.