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0 pointspekk9y ago0 comments

If you are considering how to build a native app, reasons why you don't like Javascript are relevant.

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vikeri9y ago· 3 in thread

You can build RN apps in ClojureScript and, voila: You rarely have to touch JS. Edit (it's not without its flaws though): https://youtu.be/6IYm34nDL64

crimsonalucard9y ago

Did you read the article? Compiling to JS is an issue that is addressed.

vikeri9y ago

Yes, but I was addressing the issue of writing JavaScript, not using its ecosystem. And the lack of a high quality standard library is elegantly solved in ClojureScript by using the Google Closure library.

iron_ball9y ago

Only barely; he includes it as the middle of a chain of hacks that highlight, not remedy, the deficiencies of Javascript.

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