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Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by lrem » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:40 PM UTC

ollysb wrote: post #35

I'd absolutely love to see ruby in Light Table, how are plans looking for this? If there was a kickstarter for adding ruby I'd pony up in a flash. I realise manpower is probably going to be the main issue though...

Python is first. It was already paid for in the kickstarter...

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by auggierose » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:43 PM UTC

Does anyone know what Light Table is programmed in? It seems to be cross platform, how does it achieve that? I assume some kind of mix between Clojure and using browser technology as a UI, but does anyone know specifics?

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by swannodette » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:45 PM UTC

auggierose wrote: post #42

Does anyone know what Light Table is programmed in? It seems to be cross platform, how does it achieve that? I assume some kind of mix between Clojure and using browser technology as a UI, but does anyone know specifics?

node-webkit - http://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by kybernetyk » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:46 PM UTC

octix wrote: post #12

Has anyone started using LT? Is it productive? Should java devs even bother with this? Thank you.

I (clojure hobbyist) play around with it regularly but IMHO it's not really ready for prime time yet.

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by ibdknox » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

auggierose wrote: post #42

Does anyone know what Light Table is programmed in? It seems to be cross platform, how does it achieve that? I assume some kind of mix between Clojure and using browser technology as a UI, but does anyone know specifics?

Check out my previous post: http://www.chris-granger.com/2013/01/24/the-ide-as-data/

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by joshuacc » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

auggierose wrote: post #42

Does anyone know what Light Table is programmed in? It seems to be cross platform, how does it achieve that? I assume some kind of mix between Clojure and using browser technology as a UI, but does anyone know specifics?

In addition to node-webkit, I believe the app code itself is written in ClojureScript (a compile-to-js dialect of Clojure.)

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by relic » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

lrem wrote: post #41

ollysb wrote: post #35

I'd absolutely love to see ruby in Light Table, how are plans looking for this? If there was a kickstarter for adding ruby I'd pony up in a flash. I realise manpower is probably going to be the main issue though...

Python is first. It was already paid for in the kickstarter...

Back of the line Ruby!

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by huhsamovar » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

manaskarekar wrote: post #39

Apart from the other obvious praises, I just want to thank you for making something so beautiful with Clojure as a first class citizen.

I have completely the opposite opinion. Clojure is not as widely used as some other languages. Python springs to mind; I know it was part of the Kickstarter pledge.

Support for compiled languages would be nice, although I realise this is difficult.

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by manaskarekar » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:50 PM UTC

huhsamovar wrote: post #48

manaskarekar wrote: post #39

Apart from the other obvious praises, I just want to thank you for making something so beautiful with Clojure as a first class citizen.

I have completely the opposite opinion. Clojure is not as widely used as some other languages. Python springs to mind; I know it was part of the Kickstarter pledge. Support for compiled languages would be nice, although I realise this is difficult.

That is exactly why this makes me so happy. :) There are already tons of good tools for Python.

Re: A new Light Table experience

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:52 PM UTC

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