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Now we have a "solid" Lispy alternative to imperative languages that compile to JS. Nice surprise Rich !

by jgrant27 15y ago

grayrest 15y ago
There are a LOT of in-browser scheme-like variants.
- DanielRibeiro 15y ago
  A few are listed here: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-lang... (which also includes Clojurescript)
  - zaph0d 15y ago
    That ClojureScript is the (mostly experimental & now obsolete) work done by Chris Houser quite some time back. These two are not the same thing.
    - DanielRibeiro 15y ago
      Thank both you and lukev for pointing it out. Edit: Now they are both on the list. Gotta love Github's wiki.
  - lukev 15y ago
    That ClojureScript is actually a different project, and is a much less complete implementation. IIRC, it's not a true compiler like the new ClojureScript, but just uses macros to transform forms to Javascript. This announcement probably makes that one obsolete.
- drcode 15y ago
  Yes, but the folks that created this one have a high reputation, and this version goes to a far extent to maintain strong performance.
jgrant27 15y ago
ClojureScript seeks to address the weak link in the client/embedded application development story by replacing JavaScript with Clojure, a robust, concise and powerful programming language. In its implementation, ClojureScript adopts the strategy of the Google Closure library and compiler, and is able to effectively leverage both tools, gaining a large, production-quality library and whole-program optimization. ClojureScript brings the rich data structure set, functional programming, macros, reader, destructuring, polymorphism constructs, state discipline and many other features of Clojure to every place JavaScript reaches.
felideon 15y ago
You mean other than Parenscript[1], which seems to have been written about 4 years ago? Edit: Parenscript was just the first to come to mind, but check out http://www.cliki.net/JavaScript http://www.cliki.net/JavaScript [1] http://common-lisp.net/project/parenscript/ http://common-lisp.net/project/parenscript/
- angus77 15y ago
  Version 0.1.0 came out in early 2005, so it's been around more than six years.
- SergeyHack 15y ago
  See this comment - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2788849 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2788849

Now we have a "solid" Lispy alternative to imperative languages that compile to JS. Nice surprise Rich !

grayrest 15y ago

There are a LOT of in-browser scheme-like variants.

DanielRibeiro 15y ago
A few are listed here: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-lang... (which also includes Clojurescript)
- zaph0d 15y ago
  That ClojureScript is the (mostly experimental & now obsolete) work done by Chris Houser quite some time back. These two are not the same thing.
  - DanielRibeiro 15y ago
    Thank both you and lukev for pointing it out. Edit: Now they are both on the list. Gotta love Github's wiki.
- lukev 15y ago
  That ClojureScript is actually a different project, and is a much less complete implementation. IIRC, it's not a true compiler like the new ClojureScript, but just uses macros to transform forms to Javascript. This announcement probably makes that one obsolete.
drcode 15y ago
Yes, but the folks that created this one have a high reputation, and this version goes to a far extent to maintain strong performance.

jgrant27 15y ago

ClojureScript seeks to address the weak link in the client/embedded application development story by replacing JavaScript with Clojure, a robust, concise and powerful programming language. In its implementation, ClojureScript adopts the strategy of the Google Closure library and compiler, and is able to effectively leverage both tools, gaining a large, production-quality library and whole-program optimization. ClojureScript brings the rich data structure set, functional programming, macros, reader, destructuring, polymorphism constructs, state discipline and many other features of Clojure to every place JavaScript reaches.

felideon 15y ago

You mean other than Parenscript[1], which seems to have been written about 4 years ago? Edit: Parenscript was just the first to come to mind, but check out http://www.cliki.net/JavaScript http://www.cliki.net/JavaScript [1] http://common-lisp.net/project/parenscript/ http://common-lisp.net/project/parenscript/

angus77 15y ago
Version 0.1.0 came out in early 2005, so it's been around more than six years.
SergeyHack 15y ago
See this comment - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2788849 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2788849