alt Hacker NewsOnce you learn Clojure's syntax and semantics, you're no longer bound to the JVM. There's ClojureScript (JS), ClojureCLR, ClojureDart, jank (C++), Basilisp (Python), babashka (SCI), and many others. This means that, if you don't know Java or don't like the JVM, you can likely use Clojure wherever you already feel most comfortable.
For the most part, any Clojure code which doesn't use host interop will work on all dialects. Clojure also has support for conditional code, depending on the current dialect.
This is one of Clojure's superpowers.
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As someone who loves Clojure, I wonder about the real portability across host languages. Do you have experience with any of these other dialects? (beyond the obvious CLJS & Babashka?)
for JS there is also Squint which is a light-weight ClojureScript dialect without the Google Closure Compiler
> babashka (SCI)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't babashka's "host"... um.. "native", for lack of a better word? It's compiled with Graal VM native, no?
Yes, there is SCI (Small Clojure Interpreter) in the middle, but that's beside the point, no?
https://github.com/babashka/babashka
https://github.com/babashka/sci