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"How to build a Clojure dialect" by Jeaye Wilkerson
Learn how to build a Clojure dialect, from understanding Closure's complexities to implementing macros and optimizing performance, and discover the challenges and best practices involved in creating a successful dialect.
- Building a Clojure dialect requires understanding the limitations and intricacies of the Closure compilation process.
- Closure is a heavily engineered library, and building a dialect can’t avoid dealing with its complexities.
- Starting a dialect from scratch is less viable than building on top of an existing JVM implementation.
- Macros are critical components of a Lisp dialect; however, implementing them properly is challenging.
- Closure dialects can be built on top of JVM bytecode or native code, making the latter more appealing for performance.
- Syntactic and semantic analysis are crucial phases in building a dialect, requiring rigorous evaluation and optimization.
- Macros should be considered as functions with additional features and metadata.
- The difficulty in building a dialect lies not in the language itself but in addressing its complexities and limitations.
- Even Rich Hickey, the creator of Clojure, has acknowledged the struggles involved in building a dialect.
- Successful dialects require careful balance between performance, maintainability, and consistency with the original language.
- The ideal Closure dialect should be designed as a bridge between the host language and Clojure, allowing for seamless integration.