Glad someone mention Red. It seems to be really a unique language, maybe even more fun than clojure.
For the “get the things done” aspect, i don’t know, but it certainly worth a look.
It seems to me that the “metaprograming/reflexive” stuff is pushed even further than in LISPs , and the syntax is a delight.
It is also known to be one of the most “productive” language so far.
The community seems really nice, here is a funny answer I got on gitter.
Q:
“what is the canonical way to impress a lisper with red?”
A:
" I didn’t know Lispers could be impressed, except when you tell them you use Lisp. ;^) Joking aside, there is no single answer. For some, it might be that Red doesn’t need macros, doesn’t evaluate blocks by default, or is really never code (just data). For others it may be the GUI system. Still others might like that we can trick Lisp-haters into using Lisp because most of the parens are hidden. :^) On the other hand, they may lose their minds when they see free ranging evaluation and learn there is no scope. So be careful. ;^)"
links:
homepage: https://www.red-lang.org
parsing demo: https://www.red-lang.org/2013/11/041-introducing-parse.html
its creator talks about it: https://youtu.be/-KqNO_sDqm4
Enjoy!