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This kind of thinking is not helpful in maximizing adoption for any technology, period.
by tmountain 9y ago
This kind of thinking is not helpful in maximizing adoption for any technology, period.
- jiyinyiyong 9y agoAgreed. David definitely knows that.
- swannodette 9y agoLead developer of ClojureScript here. Agreed, we take Windows support quite seriously.
- Sawamara 9y agoWell, then I can only say this: ClojureScript is "competing" for developer attention with Purescript, Bucklescript, and lately, ReasonML. Ease of installation on windows is one factor that will matter to many users.
- swannodette 9y agoWe don't really compete with PureScript, BuckleScript, ReasonML or even Elm and this is heavily reflected in our surveys. The only real competition at this point is Scala/Scala.js or full stack JavaScript.
- Sawamara 9y agoOoh, I did not know this. Thank you for the clarification!
- cutler 9y agoDavid, I think the Clojurescript Quick Start guide (https://clojurescript.org/guides/quick-start https://clojurescript.org/guides/quick-start) is a wasted opportunity. I don't think new users want to wade through a page full of compiler flags when Leiningen + template is the default for most of the Clojure(script) community. This merely adds to the impression that Clojure(script) is for experts.
- swannodette 9y agoNew users (and experts as well) do not find Leinginen and templates easy to use. The response to the Quick Start has been overwhelmingly positive from new and experienced users.
- fnordsensei 9y agoI personally love the work that you've done in this area recently. I do have the feeling that users are still exposed to quite a bit of plumbing, as they might be used to <command> <declared intention> style commands from elsewhere ("npm install nodemon" or what-have-you).