Scala native equivalent to Clojure

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  • nbb

    Scripting in Clojure on Node.js using SCI

  • There are options in the JS world too, e.g. bun.sh has FFI baked in. This is example with nbb.

  • jank

    A Clojure dialect hosted on LLVM with native C++ interop

  • Got it! Then probablyjank-lang will be the thing you're looking for. Not sure how usable it is currently.

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  • bun

    Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one

  • There are options in the JS world too, e.g. bun.sh has FFI baked in. This is example with nbb.

  • Carp

    A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.

  • sci

    Configurable Clojure/Script interpreter suitable for scripting and Clojure DSLs

  • Also take a look at SCI, https://github.com/babashka/sci/blob/master/doc/libsci.md

  • coffi

    A Foreign Function Interface in Clojure for JDK 19.

  • janet

    A dynamic language and bytecode vm

  • for systems programming I'd recommend taking a look at Janet

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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