> My company (read: I) develop an web-based educational application (a > language lab) implemented as a Java applet. > > I have spendt the summer porting it to Clojure. I am very happy with > the results. > > Except: The download (and therefore the download-time) has increased > dramatically, as I now include the clojure.jar as part of the > download. > (Actually, I repackage the content together with my application.) > > This, I fear is going to hit alot of the pupils hard, when 20 pupils > at a time attempt to access the applet for the first time over the > mediocre (at best) web-connections at their schools. > > Yes, I do manipulate the java applet cache-params. > But There will always be a need for full downloads - both for first- > time-users, and when I update the applet (frequently). > > My question: > Is there anyway to reduce the size of the jar - drastically? > Can I somehow remove most of the class-files generated from core.clj > etc, and still have everything working properly? > Tips/hints/suggestions?
Great question. Post 1.3 we hope to look at a super-slim jar. The design notes are minimal at this point, but FWIW: http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/Build+Profiles Stu Stuart Halloway Clojure/core http://clojure.com -- 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
