Cljs2go – A ClojureScript to Go compiler

https://github.com/hraberg/cljs2go

by networked • 11 years ago

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kul_• 11 years ago

fascinating project!

emsimot• 11 years ago

And clojure's reach grows larger!

JamesLeonis2• 11 years ago

It's pretty exciting to watch the community grow. The community feels much larger than it is.

jaytaylor• 11 years ago

Very neat project, will be keeping an eye on it to see how it grows and progresses.

I love the idea behind this project. The clean and intuitive project structure and layout is exemplary.

At present the emitted go code is quite nasty looking [for human-readable purposes :D]. Not meant as a complaint, just an observation.

For an example of what the outputted go code looks like check out https://github.com/hraberg/cljs2go/blob/master/cljs/core/cor...

adlawson• 11 years ago

Interesting project! May I ask why you chose ClojureScript over straight Clojure?

My understanding of ClojureScript is that it's Clojure syntax for a simple single threaded environment (probably an oversimplification), but with Golang you have a lot more reach in terms of concurrency.

Please forgive me if I haven't phrased this very well. I certainly don't mean to put a negative spin on this or anything; I'm just curious.

j-pb• 11 years ago

I would guess, because the cljs compiler infrastructure is written in clojure/clojurescript, thus easier to port and extend, compared to the clojure compiler which is written in java.

JamesLeonis2• 11 years ago

A contributing reason is because Clojurescript compiles down to javascript, which can compile down to anything JS touches. It's harder in the Java version because it compiles down to the Java bytecode.

transfire• 11 years ago

Technically speaking it is a transpiler, not a compiler.

braythwayt• 11 years ago

This one statement could easily trigger an avalanche larger than all the other comments combined. I’ll start:

What is the difference between a transpiler and a compiler?

scrollaway• 11 years ago

A transpiler is a compiler that will transform a high level language into another high level language. Examples: Coffeescript, Sass, this thing.

Compiling is a more generic term that includes transpiling, but is usually used to mean the kind that transforms into assembly/bytecode/executables.

Edit: Since I have no interest in furthering a thread on a legitimate question, let me just answer to the replies here: There is no reason to make the difference other than pickiness, and there is no legitimate claim as to what is or isn't high level. Use your common sense, computers don't care whether it's a transpiler or compiler.

Cljs2go – A ClojureScript to Go compiler

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