> it doesn't interest me enough to choose it over C.

Why? If it's as fast as C but has the benefit of sugar, why not use it?

> People are (for good reason) very suspect of dependancies.

Not web developers. :D Although we should be.

> And most people are suprised to hear that I probably wouldn't use it for anything serious either.

Again, why not? C performance but easier to read code sounds like a good reason to use it for something serious. What are the downsides?