Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-12 Thread Adrian Mowat
Ah, OK.  Sorry about that!

On Wednesday, 12 November 2014 02:32:23 UTC, dmiller wrote:

 Re versions: look at the tags, not the branches.  The 1.4.1 branch was 
 anomalous, due to needing to get out a bug fix.


 On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:17:29 PM UTC-6, Aaron wrote:

 Hi Adrian,

 I'll share some of my experiences.

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 Yes, I have been using it in production for about 2 years now.

 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 It's fair to say that the Java is the core version, but Dave Miller (the 
 ClojureCLR maintainer) does a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with 
 the Java version.

 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code 
 in the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 It is feasible if you put the effort into testing and writing the code 
 correctly, but currently I don't think cljx supports ClojureCLR - you'd 
 probably need to add that functionality yourself.

 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 I use emacs and *inferior-lisp* and am pretty happy with them so I can't 
 comment on the Visual Studio workflow.

 * Does Leiningen work?
 There is Shantanu's lein plugin and I've tried to do a proof of concept 
 nlein, but there really isn't the equivalent thing in ClojureCLR. I 
 mostly deploy my .clj files as embedded resources in C# DLL's and have C# 
 call into Clojure to bootstrap things. I'm sure other people use other 
 strategies.

 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?
 Not as many libraries are available and you'll have to do a fair amount 
 of groundwork yourself. Startup time is similar to the JVM verison.

 Overall, once I got past the initial hurdles, I found the environment to 
 be quite stable and a huge productivity boost. I would definitely recommend 
 ClojureCLR for projects with a big existing .NET code base. For new 
 projects, I do usually go with JVM Clojure mainly for access to more 
 libraries and IDE's. At the time when I started using ClojureCLR our team 
 was heavily invested in .NET so it made a lot of sense and was definitely 
 well worth it...

 Be sure to check out the ClojureCLR google group: 
 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clojure-clr


 On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:38:58 AM UTC-5, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code 
 in the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian







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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-12 Thread Adrian Mowat
Hi Aaron,

That really helpful.  Just what I was looking for.

Adrian



On Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:17:29 UTC, Aaron wrote:

 Hi Adrian,

 I'll share some of my experiences.

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 Yes, I have been using it in production for about 2 years now.

 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 It's fair to say that the Java is the core version, but Dave Miller (the 
 ClojureCLR maintainer) does a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with 
 the Java version.

 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 It is feasible if you put the effort into testing and writing the code 
 correctly, but currently I don't think cljx supports ClojureCLR - you'd 
 probably need to add that functionality yourself.

 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 I use emacs and *inferior-lisp* and am pretty happy with them so I can't 
 comment on the Visual Studio workflow.

 * Does Leiningen work?
 There is Shantanu's lein plugin and I've tried to do a proof of concept 
 nlein, but there really isn't the equivalent thing in ClojureCLR. I 
 mostly deploy my .clj files as embedded resources in C# DLL's and have C# 
 call into Clojure to bootstrap things. I'm sure other people use other 
 strategies.

 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?
 Not as many libraries are available and you'll have to do a fair amount of 
 groundwork yourself. Startup time is similar to the JVM verison.

 Overall, once I got past the initial hurdles, I found the environment to 
 be quite stable and a huge productivity boost. I would definitely recommend 
 ClojureCLR for projects with a big existing .NET code base. For new 
 projects, I do usually go with JVM Clojure mainly for access to more 
 libraries and IDE's. At the time when I started using ClojureCLR our team 
 was heavily invested in .NET so it made a lot of sense and was definitely 
 well worth it...

 Be sure to check out the ClojureCLR google group: 
 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clojure-clr


 On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:38:58 AM UTC-5, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code 
 in the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian







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Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread Adrian Mowat
Hi All,

We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked me 
whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it so 
I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR?  A 
quick google search suggests the project is still active but not especially 
vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe that's 
unfair.

I'm broadly interested in the following...

* Is Clojure CLR production ready?
* Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
 (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
* Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
* How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
* Does Leiningen work?
* Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

Adrian





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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread Shantanu Kumar
Not sure why you say that 1.4 is the current version. ClojureCLR releases 
are here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Clojure - as of today 1.6.0.1 is 
the current stable version.

Leiningen plugin is here: https://github.com/kumarshantanu/lein-clr

Shantanu

On Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:08:58 UTC+5:30, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian







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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread Adrian Mowat
Hi,


Thanks for the info and the link to the lein plugin.




I checked git hub and the latest branch was 1.4.1. That coupled with this blog 
http://clojureclr.blogspot.co.uk suggested the latest version was 1.4. Looks 
like I missed the crucial link :-)




Cheers




Adrian


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On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Shantanu Kumar kumar.shant...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Not sure why you say that 1.4 is the current version. ClojureCLR releases 
 are here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Clojure - as of today 1.6.0.1 is 
 the current stable version.
 Leiningen plugin is here: https://github.com/kumarshantanu/lein-clr
 Shantanu
 On Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:08:58 UTC+5:30, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian






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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread Aaron
Hi Adrian,

I'll share some of my experiences.

* Is Clojure CLR production ready?
Yes, I have been using it in production for about 2 years now.

* Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
 (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
It's fair to say that the Java is the core version, but Dave Miller (the 
ClojureCLR maintainer) does a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with 
the Java version.

* Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
It is feasible if you put the effort into testing and writing the code 
correctly, but currently I don't think cljx supports ClojureCLR - you'd 
probably need to add that functionality yourself.

* How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
I use emacs and *inferior-lisp* and am pretty happy with them so I can't 
comment on the Visual Studio workflow.

* Does Leiningen work?
There is Shantanu's lein plugin and I've tried to do a proof of concept 
nlein, but there really isn't the equivalent thing in ClojureCLR. I 
mostly deploy my .clj files as embedded resources in C# DLL's and have C# 
call into Clojure to bootstrap things. I'm sure other people use other 
strategies.

* Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?
Not as many libraries are available and you'll have to do a fair amount of 
groundwork yourself. Startup time is similar to the JVM verison.

Overall, once I got past the initial hurdles, I found the environment to be 
quite stable and a huge productivity boost. I would definitely recommend 
ClojureCLR for projects with a big existing .NET code base. For new 
projects, I do usually go with JVM Clojure mainly for access to more 
libraries and IDE's. At the time when I started using ClojureCLR our team 
was heavily invested in .NET so it made a lot of sense and was definitely 
well worth it...

Be sure to check out the ClojureCLR google group: 
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clojure-clr


On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:38:58 AM UTC-5, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian







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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread Alex Miller


On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:38:58 AM UTC-6, Adrian Mowat wrote:


 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?


With the feature expressions work we hope to include in 1.7, this will 
become possible. Our primary goal is Clojure/ClojureScript portability as 
that is significantly more common, but I think with the corresponding 
changes in ClojureCLR, this should become possible. One issue in particular 
that I know is the pipe-delimited symbol extension in ClojureCLR which 
would not be parseable in Clojure or ClojureScript even with feature 
expressions so that would be a limit. There may be other issues as well. We 
would like this to work though eventually.

Alex

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Re: Clojure CLR Experiences

2014-11-11 Thread dmiller
Re versions: look at the tags, not the branches.  The 1.4.1 branch was 
anomalous, due to needing to get out a bug fix.


On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:17:29 PM UTC-6, Aaron wrote:

 Hi Adrian,

 I'll share some of my experiences.

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 Yes, I have been using it in production for about 2 years now.

 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 It's fair to say that the Java is the core version, but Dave Miller (the 
 ClojureCLR maintainer) does a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with 
 the Java version.

 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code in 
 the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 It is feasible if you put the effort into testing and writing the code 
 correctly, but currently I don't think cljx supports ClojureCLR - you'd 
 probably need to add that functionality yourself.

 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 I use emacs and *inferior-lisp* and am pretty happy with them so I can't 
 comment on the Visual Studio workflow.

 * Does Leiningen work?
 There is Shantanu's lein plugin and I've tried to do a proof of concept 
 nlein, but there really isn't the equivalent thing in ClojureCLR. I 
 mostly deploy my .clj files as embedded resources in C# DLL's and have C# 
 call into Clojure to bootstrap things. I'm sure other people use other 
 strategies.

 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?
 Not as many libraries are available and you'll have to do a fair amount of 
 groundwork yourself. Startup time is similar to the JVM verison.

 Overall, once I got past the initial hurdles, I found the environment to 
 be quite stable and a huge productivity boost. I would definitely recommend 
 ClojureCLR for projects with a big existing .NET code base. For new 
 projects, I do usually go with JVM Clojure mainly for access to more 
 libraries and IDE's. At the time when I started using ClojureCLR our team 
 was heavily invested in .NET so it made a lot of sense and was definitely 
 well worth it...

 Be sure to check out the ClojureCLR google group: 
 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clojure-clr


 On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:38:58 AM UTC-5, Adrian Mowat wrote:

 Hi All,

 We are using Clojure on the JVM but one of our .Net developers has asked 
 me whether I have considered using it on the CLR.  I haven't tried doing it 
 so I wondered if anyone can share any experiences using Clojure on the CLR? 
  A quick google search suggests the project is still active but not 
 especially vibrant (current version 1.4, last commit 24 days ago) but maybe 
 that's unfair.

 I'm broadly interested in the following...

 * Is Clojure CLR production ready?
 * Do its version numbers correspond to the core Clojure version numbers? 
  (would it be fair to say the Java version is the core version)
 * Is it sensible to think in terms of writing platform independent code 
 in the same way as we do with cljx files in ClojureScript?
 * How good is the Visual Studio support for Clojure?
 * Does Leiningen work?
 * Are there any significant pitfalls to be aware of?

 Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.

 Many Thanks

 Adrian







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