The examples uses Clojure as the language for defining the HTML. I've also seen Common Lisp examples (such as in Practical Common Lisp, http://goo.gl/CuUZQ) that use CL for the same purpose. In frameworks built for other languages, it is most common to have a separate template language for defining the HTML.

It seems much easier to use the same language when using a Lisp dialect compared to for instance Java, which would be a lot more verbose, but it is also done this way to separate logic from presentation, and because it's (supposedly) easier for front-end developers. Coming from non-CL frameworks, it was natural for me to choose a template framework for my small (and now outdated) tutorial on writing a blog in CL (http://goo.gl/YHCw).

However, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience developing web applications using a Lisp-dialect for generating the HTML (as Noire and the example in Practical Common Lisp), and if this is scalable to a team where front-end developers might not be used to or familiar with Lisp.

The syntax seems easy on the eyes, so perhaps it's not such a big problem once they get over the unfamiliarity.

Even when using simple template languages I have experienced the I didn't understand those funny bits in the HTML so I have removed them far too many times.

In Clojure, Enlive (https://github.com/cgrand/enlive) is a better solution because the HTML remains as HTML.