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I think the JVM route is smart for bootstrapping a new language since it gives you an existing ecosystem to leverage. However, at this point, I'd love to see a
by jcadam 5y ago
I think the JVM route is smart for bootstrapping a new language since it gives you an existing ecosystem to leverage. However, at this point, I'd love to see a native Clojure.
- pjmlp 5y agoThere is already Common Lisp and Scheme for that.
- aidenn0 5y agoRich Hickey was already using a native lisp; then he wrote a couple of bridges between it and JVM/CLR before deciding running a lisp directly on the runtime VM was the way to go.
- petre 5y agoYup, Gerbil Scheme is also bootstrapped on Gambit Scheme. And Racket uses Chez Scheme underneath.