ClojureScript

What: Clojure running on Javascript VMs
Why: Clojure rocks, Javascript reaches
When: Now! - a compiler exists, we need libraries and tool integration. Full day sessions 6/10 and 6/17
Where: In stealth mode ‘here’ at Clojure/core
How: ClojureScript -> ClojureScript-Compiler -> Javascript -> [Google-Closure-JS->JS-Compiler -> Optimized-Javascript] ->Browser/V8/Node/PhoneGap…
Who: You, if you’re interested in:
- How hand-written recursive descent compilers work (the ClojureScript compiler is about 1/6 the code of the CoffeeScript compiler)
- Writing libraries using Clojure’s latest type and polymorphism tools
- How Clojure works - its data structures and abstractions
- Extending the reach of Clojure
- Google’s industrial-strength JS tools
- Investigating how powerful code-emitting tools can change the face of web and mobile development…

Getting Started

Clone the repo
cd clojurescript
run script/bootstrap
copy clojure.jar into /lib
script/repl will start a properly-classpathed repl

Starting the clojurescript repl

(require ‘[cljs.compiler :as comp])
(def jse (comp/repl-env))
(comp/repl jse)

Reading list

If you are interested in participating, please read:
- Closure-Definitive-Guide-Michael-Bolin
and maybe:
Those looking to cram tonight can get the O’Reilly Closure book on kindle above or ebook directly:
- http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001416/

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