PHP interpreters are very common, but the PHP syntax & libraries are inconsistent & cumbersome (IMO, of course). I think a language that compiles into PHP but provides higher level level features (like, modules, mixins, list comprehensions, etc...) and easier syntax (like optional semicolons, implied returns, no dollar sign for variables, optional brackets and braces, etc...) would be valuable. Does anything like this exist?
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If you like Lisps, have a look at Pharen. I haven't needed to use it yet, but it looks pretty nice - it has defmacro and even transforms tail recursion into loops.
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