Thanks for sharing the code with us, Filip. I have one additional question: Which parts of ClojureScript were documented well enough for you, and where was it difficult to find enough information on how to implemented certain features?
Raju On Aug 10, 11:22 pm, Scott Jaderholm <jaderh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't read the code yet but I have a few questions: > Do you miss backbone.js? Are you going to use it with cljs? > Have you shared any code between the frontend and backend? As in run the > same functions on both sides. If so, are you duplicating the code in both > .clj and .cljs or doing something else? > How has the debugging/error notification experience been? > > Scott > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Filip de Waard <f...@vix.io> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm working on Vix, which is a document repository and content > > management system written in Clojure with a CouchDB backend. After the > > announcement on July 23 I immediately got excited about ClojureScript > > and the Google Closure toolkit, so I dropped the existing Backbone.js > > and jQuery code and rewrote all client-side functionality in > > ClojureScript. Despite (or maybe because of) the fact that the > > functionality is still very minimal I wanted to share this code as an > > example of ClojureScript in the wild. > > > Be warned that: > > - this is not perfect, clean example code written by a ClojureScript > > expert (in several places I've used hacks and shortcuts to make things > > work), but hopefully at least a starting point for others working on > > similar functionality, > > - you should read the installation instructions carefully (e.g. there > > is still a hardcoded path in src/vix/db.clj at the time of this > > writing, which I hope to correct in the near future), > > - I'm actively developing this application, so things will change and > > new features will be added frequently, > > - the application isn't done yet, although it has a working prototype. > > > I'm concentrating on adding features that will allow users to manage > > feeds (currently "blog" is the default feed), add media files like > > images and to manage users. I had trouble getting unit testing to work > > properly for the ClojureScript part of the application, so I > > grudgingly wrote it using a non-TDD approach. Retrofitting unit tests > > into the ClojureScript part is a priority. The user interface is also > > lacking some bells and whistles that I had previously implemented in > > jQuery, but still have to rewrite using Google Closure. Eventually, I > > want to turn Vix into a commercial SaaS offering, with a focus on > > performance (e.g. Amazon CloudFront support), scalability and webshop > > functionality. The application itself, however, will be perpetually > > available as open source software, because I'm committed to sharing my > > code. > > > Here is the GitHub page for Vix:https://github.com/fmw/vix > > > This is not a "launch post" for Vix, because we're not ready for > > supporting typical end-users yet, but I hope that the code will be > > useful to other developers in the meantime. I'm also happy to receive > > any feedback (positive as well as negative) and answer questions. You > > can reply to this post, but if you prefer to contact me privately you > > can also find my contact information on Github (https://github.com/ > > fmw). > > > Sincerely, > > > F.M. (Filip) de Waard / fmw > > > P.S. I'd like to thank the ClojureScript developers. There are > > surprisingly few glitches considering that the project has only just > > been released. The language is incredibly well designed and a pleasure > > to use. Thanks for making client-side development more enjoyable! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
