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One might also check out Janet for quick scripting tasks. https://janet-lang.org https://janet-lang.org

capableweb 3y ago
Being a Clojure addict, I guess I have to leave the obligatory link to Babashka too then: https://github.com/babashka/babashka https://github.com/babashka/babashka (Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting)
- snordgren 3y ago
  I love Clojure as a language but I can't bother to deal with the JVM ecosystem most of the time. Is this something I could use as an alternative?
  - drekipus 3y ago
    My understanding is that the linked lib/system is "clojure without the JVM"
    - funcDropShadow 3y ago
      Yes and no. Babashka itself is Clojure/JVM program compiled with graalvm to a native binary that starts very fast. Babashka contains an interpreter for a simplified variant of Clojure. It also contains a predefined set of classes of the JVM and a predefined set of Clojure libraries. Basically, it contains most of what you would need to use it for simple scripts, make network requests, parse command line arguments and many more things. But, it won't run every possible Clojure program and it won't be as performant as Clojure on the JVM if the program runs longer.
- vindarel 3y ago
  As a CL addict, this isn't unlike Babashka: fast-starting CL scripting with batteries included. https://github.com/ciel-lang/CIEL https://github.com/ciel-lang/CIEL (alpha) (otherwise the solution is to build a binary)
  - amno 3y ago
    As an Emacs addict, Emacs can do it all that babashak & ciel do, plus much more than so, like having a great stepper (edebug) and possibility to view the output while stepping through the code in a separate file buffer, as well as a server for long term processes, that can watch files and directories etc.
bitwize 3y ago
Or Guile: https://gnu.org/software/guile https://gnu.org/software/guile Or scsh, for the old school: https://scsh.net https://scsh.net
- JoelMcCracken 3y ago
  Or https://docs.racket-lang.org/rash/index.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/rash/index.html , racket ecosystem is great
- nerdponx 3y ago
  Gauche is my favorite Scheme for general scripting. Huge Python-esque standard library, but very nicely organized. Fast enough for anything I need it to do. Straightforward command line interface. Good, mostly clear docs. I find that Guile and Chicken are harder to work with and have less of what I want available for immediate use.
kazinator 3y ago
TXR/TXR Lisp https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aanswer&searchOn=3 https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aa... https://unix.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aanswer&searchOn=3 https://unix.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20i...

Being a Clojure addict, I guess I have to leave the obligatory link to Babashka too then: https://github.com/babashka/babashka https://github.com/babashka/babashka (Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting)

snordgren 3y ago
I love Clojure as a language but I can't bother to deal with the JVM ecosystem most of the time. Is this something I could use as an alternative?
- drekipus 3y ago
  My understanding is that the linked lib/system is "clojure without the JVM"
  - funcDropShadow 3y ago
    Yes and no. Babashka itself is Clojure/JVM program compiled with graalvm to a native binary that starts very fast. Babashka contains an interpreter for a simplified variant of Clojure. It also contains a predefined set of classes of the JVM and a predefined set of Clojure libraries. Basically, it contains most of what you would need to use it for simple scripts, make network requests, parse command line arguments and many more things. But, it won't run every possible Clojure program and it won't be as performant as Clojure on the JVM if the program runs longer.
vindarel 3y ago
As a CL addict, this isn't unlike Babashka: fast-starting CL scripting with batteries included. https://github.com/ciel-lang/CIEL https://github.com/ciel-lang/CIEL (alpha) (otherwise the solution is to build a binary)
- amno 3y ago
  As an Emacs addict, Emacs can do it all that babashak & ciel do, plus much more than so, like having a great stepper (edebug) and possibility to view the output while stepping through the code in a separate file buffer, as well as a server for long term processes, that can watch files and directories etc.

bitwize 3y ago

Or Guile: https://gnu.org/software/guile https://gnu.org/software/guile Or scsh, for the old school: https://scsh.net https://scsh.net

JoelMcCracken 3y ago
Or https://docs.racket-lang.org/rash/index.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/rash/index.html , racket ecosystem is great
nerdponx 3y ago
Gauche is my favorite Scheme for general scripting. Huge Python-esque standard library, but very nicely organized. Fast enough for anything I need it to do. Straightforward command line interface. Good, mostly clear docs. I find that Guile and Chicken are harder to work with and have less of what I want available for immediate use.

kazinator 3y ago

TXR/TXR Lisp https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aanswer&searchOn=3 https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aa... https://unix.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20is%3aanswer&searchOn=3 https://unix.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q="txr"%20i...