clojure-rs/ClojureRS

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clojure-rs/ClojureRS.json

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  "createdAt": "2020-03-23T00:39:46Z",
  "defaultBranch": "master",
  "description": "Clojure, implemented atop Rust (unofficial)",
  "fullName": "clojure-rs/ClojureRS",
  "homepage": "",
  "language": "Rust",
  "name": "ClojureRS",
  "pushedAt": "2023-04-16T20:00:11Z",
  "stargazersCount": 974,
  "topics": [],
  "updatedAt": "2025-11-05T22:40:24Z",
  "url": "https://github.com/clojure-rs/ClojureRS"
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Put simply, Clojure implemented atop Rust! For now, a Clojure interpreter implemented in Rust.

The REPL in action!

Project Goals:

1. To create a version of Clojure that gets to exist independent of a particular platform
2. To explore a Clojure that, being more independent, has
   1. Proper tail call elimination
   2. Conditions / Restarts
   3. Any other feature it might not normally be able to indulge
3. To, should the project progress, begin looking more serious into advanced compilation techniques, to create a serious Clojure implementation

Check [clojureRS.org]!(./clojureRS.org) (the file, not website) for more notes about the design of the language, which should grow as the program grows.

Discussion

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