Currently Clojure exists on the JVM, the CLR, and the JSVM. Why not put it on top of ObjC too?
Then we could create stand-alone executables written in Clojure! Or it could be used as an embedded scripting language. The ObjC runtime and Foundation.framework are close enough to Java that it shouldn't be too hard to port. Rather than compiling to bytecode, it would be interpreted at runtime (like Python/Ruby). All dynamic class/method lookups and such would have to be done via <objc/runtime.h> and libffi. And there's the obvious downside that this would really only be beneficial for Mac OS X users (or people willing to put up with GNUStep). But there are plenty of us to make this worth it. What do you all think of this specific idea? I'm willing to work on such a project in my spare time, since I have a fair bit of knowledge about the ObjC runtime. But I have to admit I'm not a Clojure expert, so it would be helpful if more Clojure people were interested in helping out with such a project. Note: I've already looked into running ClojureScript via JS inside JSCocoa, it's not feasible for many reasons that are out of the scope of this topic; this post is specifically about porting Clojure to ObjC. -Steven -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
