"Babashka: a meta-circular Clojure interpreter for the command line" by Michiel Borkent

Discover Babashka, a meta-circular Clojure interpreter for the command line, featuring fast evaluation, native image support, and a large community of developers and users.

Key takeaways
  • Babashka is a meta-circular Clojure interpreter for the command line.
  • It has a small footprint and can evaluate expressions in a few milliseconds.
  • Babashka supports multiple package managers and has a large number of libraries included.
  • It has been designed to work with native image and has a sandboxed environment.
  • Babashka is a small language and is designed to be easy to learn.
  • It has a focus on immutability and uses immutable hash maps for locals.
  • The language is designed to be compatible with the Clojure standard library.
  • Babashka has a meta-circular interpreter, which means that it can execute the same expressions as in the host environment.
  • It has a built-in type system and supports type warnings.
  • Babashka has a lot of features, including a visual representation of the source code, fast evaluation, and support for multiple programming languages.
  • It is designed to be used in a variety of contexts, including scripting, command-line tools, and native image.
  • Babashka is a open-source project and has a large community of developers and users.
  • It is designed to be easy to learn and use, and has a friendly user interface.
  • Babashka has a lot of features that make it easy to use, including a built-in type system, fast evaluation, and support for multiple programming languages.
  • It is designed to be used in a variety of contexts, including scripting, command-line tools, and native image.
  • Babashka is a open-source project and has a large community of developers and users.