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by mfikes 5y ago
Indeed, try Replete for example, in the iOS and macOS App Stores ( https://replete-repl.org ). I've also had a separate commercial in the iOS App Store based on ClojureScript since 2014. (This pre-dated React Native, even, an
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by mfikes 5y ago
It is so cool to see how far things have come since ClojureScript first worked with React Native in 2015. Krell is the best REPL for this IMHO, and it does this largely by getting out of your way. :)
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by mfikes 6y ago
Vouch Key is not tied to Apple products. It works with Android, for example.
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by mfikes 6y ago
I haven't. But I suspect that's next. If you compare things like Lumo / Planck (ClojureScript) to Babashka (GraalVM-based Clojure), you can clearly see the perf benefits of going native. This stuff is arguably just an initial
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by mfikes 6y ago
The primary challenge is RAM. The (simplistic) approach I took with establishing a ClojureScript REPL is to have the standard library available, and that requires a lot more RAM than most Espruino boards have. Even with the ESP32, I had to
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by mfikes 6y ago
Indeed, the board is not required. I've added a note to the Tindie description to that effect. I created the board for an upcoming Clojure/north 2020 talk https://clojurenorth.com/mike-fikes.html But, your assessm
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by mfikes 7y ago
Additionally, the Graal team has done some great work to ensure that the JavaScript produced by ClojureScript runs quickly under Graal.js. For more details, see https://github.com/graalvm/graaljs/issues/29
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by mfikes 7y ago
I personally mainly use Replete for quick checks of things when AFK (seeing what a particular form might evaluate to, checking a docstring, etc.) In, short I've never really used Replete for any heavy development. When Lisping existed
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by mfikes 7y ago
Yes. There used to be an iOS app named Lisping https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11658418 and you could edit text in Lisping and send it to Replete for evaluation. (The generic hooks still exist in Replete, so in theory
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by mfikes 7y ago
Ahh, cool. TIL.
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by mfikes 7y ago
One advantage is that Replete requires no network connectivity to evaluate forms. The compilation and evaluation is done directly on your device.
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by mfikes 7y ago
You’d need to first do (require ‘replete.http) in order to load the code for that namespace. You should be able to copy output by pressing on a history row.
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by mfikes 7y ago
Yeah, ClojureScript is really a dialect of Clojure. They have hugely different applications, but at a certain level, they look like the same language.
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by mfikes 7y ago
For those curious, Replete relies on the ability of ClojureScript to self-host, and thus essentially carry its compiler with it. Replete iOS was one of the first applications of self-hosted ClojureScript (around 2015, the first time we coul
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by mfikes 8y ago
Apple allows you to embed JavaScriptCore into native apps, writing some of your logic in JavaScript. See this WWDC 2013 presentation: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2013/615/ If you would li
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by mfikes 8y ago
No. ClojureScript works with React Native, and in that case you can use the Figwheel REPL. See http://cljsrn.org Ambly can be useful in other situations where you are not building a React Native app, but still want ClojureScript
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by mfikes 8y ago
I find the constant breaking changes troublesome as well. I've never seen that with another framework and am hoping that things converge towards stability.
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by mfikes 10y ago
I'm astounded by the pace of progress. It was only mid-2015 that ClojureScript first self-hosted [1], roughly year ago when it was stable [2], and mid-2016 when I had first heard that Google Closure runs in JavaScript [3], and now this
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by mfikes 10y ago
Here is the source: https://gist.github.com/mfikes/c531a4801a84e2c06af11588ce290...
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by mfikes 11y ago
CLJS Fiddle is based on bootstrap (self-hosted) ClojureScript, so it includes the entire compiler in the JavaScript downloaded. But, there are things that can be done to improve things, even in this situation (work to make artifacts smaller
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by mfikes 11y ago
This is cool, IMO. My main ClojureScript experience to date has been non-web (mobile, bootstrap, etc.), but this fiddle even makes it ridiculously easy for someone like me to quickly try an idea out and just experiment. No need to run throu
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ClojureScript on Apple TV(blog.fikesfarm.com)
4 points by mfikes 11y ago|0 comments
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by mfikes 11y ago
Derek does a great job of providing a critical overview of ClojureScript, where it's been, and how it can be improved. All while being highly entertaining to watch!
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by mfikes 11y ago
This is a great intro to the subject. In particular, if you've ever run into something you think could be improved in the compiler, Maria shows that you need not be intimidated by the prospect of diving into its code.
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by mfikes 11y ago
This reminds me of one of the points pg makes in What Made Lisp Different [1], under #9: "compiling at runtime is the basis of Lisp's use as an extension language in programs like Emacs" This Excel capability is an ext
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by mfikes 11y ago
I'm wondering what Parinfer would feel like if used when editing the expression to submit in a REPL. (In other words, it could be nice outside of source editors.)
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by mfikes 11y ago
Here is nvbm's article on ClojureScript on Android: https://nvbn.github.io/2015/06/04/livecoding-android/
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by mfikes 11y ago
And... with React Native for Android, perhaps driven by Om or Reagent. :)
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by mfikes 11y ago
I believe nvbm's demo running Bocko on Android using ClojureScript is actually using JavaScriptCore. Rhino is indeed much slower; that's why Tahmid Sadik is motivated to covert Replicator to use JavaScriptCore over Rhino.
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by mfikes 11y ago
If you're referring to the 5× — 7× speed difference for Bocko I included at bottom of the article, I'd be interested in knowing as well. :) Perhaps nvbm (the author) could shed some light. I can only hazard to guess that JavaScrip

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