Re: Clojurejs: a lightweight clojure to javascript compiler

[Jim foo.bar]

On 08/10/12 07:18, Hoàng Minh Thắng wrote:
> Clojurejs started by [kriyative](https://github.com/kriyative) is an
> amazing project that compile clojure to javascript.

Now I'm confused! Isn't clojureScript exactly that?

Jim

[Timothy Baldridge]

Clojurejs started by [kriyative](https://github.com/kriyative) is an amazing project that compile clojure to javascript.

This can hardly be called Clojure. The syntax may be similar, but the semantics are all wrong.

From boot.cljs

(defn map [fun arr]
  (loop [r []
         i 0]
    (if (< i (count arr))
      (do
        (.push r (fun (get arr i)))
        (recur r (+ i 1)))
      r)))


Map is no longer lazy?


Timothy

[Mark Rathwell]

> Now I'm confused! Isn't clojureScript exactly that?

ClojureScript is a Clojure implementation that targets Javascript
(meaning that Clojure core, et al, is also necessarily converted to
Javascript in the build process and a part of what you ship). I'm
assuming this project is a straight translator from Clojure source to
the equivalent Javascript, which would mean smaller output but not a
robust implementation of Clojure.

> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
> Groups "Clojure" group.
> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com
> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your
> first post.
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com
> For more options, visit this group at
> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en

[Jim foo.bar]

On 08/10/12 14:47, Mark Rathwell wrote:
> ClojureScript is a Clojure implementation that targets Javascript
> (meaning that Clojure core, et al, is also necessarily converted to
> Javascript in the build process and a part of what you ship). I'm
> assuming this project is a straight translator from Clojure source to
> the equivalent Javascript, which would mean smaller output but not a
> robust implementation of Clojure.

aaa ok that clears things up a bit.. thanks! :-)

Jim

[Hoàng Minh Thắng]

You are right, Mark. And because the compiler is run in Clojure, we have the power of macros along with the beautiful and concise syntax.