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CLOJURESCRIPT IS THE ANSWER! no question about it

• camus2 13y ago
  The problem I have with clojurescript is i couldnt find any closurescript tutorial that did not involve java. Let's say i want to start using closurescript,like coffeescript. i want to do npm install -g closurescript then closurescript compile myscript or closurescript myscript. How do I do that? If closurescript folks want their language to be popular with javascripters i need to be able to do that. Right now,searching on google,on npm, i did not find any tutorial that did not involve maven or java.You cant expect a nodejs developper to learn maven or install the JVM for the sake of using clojurescript. coffeescript is popular because it's easy to get started with.You dont even need to install anything,just add the coffeescript compiler to a HTML page.
  • wirrbel 13y ago
    clojurescript's compiler is written in java. I think there are a few obstacles that keep clojurescript from basing clojurescript purley on javascript. Nevertheless, if this is all that keeps you away from clojurescript -- too bad. Because it is a great alternative to pure javascript.
  • __david__ 13y ago
    There's even a button at the top of the main coffeescript page. It's so very convenient. http://coffeescript.org/#try:console.log%20%22hello%20world%22 http://coffeescript.org/#try:console.log%20%22hello%20world%...
  • h1karu 13y ago
    npm depends on a javascript compiler such as g8 so how is that different than clojurescript depending on the JVM ?! It's no different at all you're just complaining that you don't like to have to install software before using it which is ridiculous if you want to use powerful software.
    • camus2 13y ago
      what is ridiculous is a compile to javascript language that is not written in javascript itself.