Yet another startup built on Clojure(Script)
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A startup presented its development journey using Clojure and ClojureScript at the Copenhagen Clojure meetup in August 2015, detailing its architecture and timeline from 2014 to 2015. The team focused on meeting customer needs through rapid iterations and faced challenges such as multi-language production and interface complexities. They highlighted the benefits of using ClojureScript for frontend development while emphasizing the importance of finding the right talent over specific skills.
Yet another startup built on Clojure(Script)
- 1. Yet another startup built on Clojure(Script) Presented at Copenhagen Clojure Meetup August 2015 by Paul Lam (@Quantisan)
- 3. Our front-end timeline Flight.js Enfocus + JS Reagent 2014 2015
- 9. Spokepoint v0.3 Google Sheets Internet Ourselves Customer Sheet API (Python) Data mining (Clojure & Go)
- 10. Spokepoint v0.4 Google Sheets Internet Data mining (Clojure & Go) Customer Flight.js <iframe>
- 11. Spokepoint v1.0-SNAPSHOT Google Sheets Internet Search (Clojure) Sheet API (Python) Customer Flight.js REST over HTTPS
- 13. Spokepoint v1.0 (3rd month, private beta) Google Sheets Internet Search (Clojure) Sheet API (Python) Customer Flight.js MySQL Account (Go)
- 14. Good ● Moved fast by only building what’s needed Bad ● > 4 languages in production ● Complexities in the interfaces ● Boilerplate HTTP servers ● No cross-system versioning Trade-offs
- 16. Phase 2 Target Architecture 2014 2015 Launched 1st August We’re here now
- 17. Making it happen Architecture 2014 2015 Launching 1st August Know what customers want, now make it happen in the app Most needs are on the frontend Clojurescript
- 18. Need more front-end manpower
- 19. Single Page Application: My thinking at the time Javascript ● Existing frontend is in Javascript ● Humongous community ● SPA frameworks: React, Ember, Flight.js, etc. ● All the supporting libraries that we would need ● Pool of JS talent readily available Clojurescript ● I am “10x” more productive in Clojure ● Interoperable with Javascript
- 20. Built a new feature with Clojurescript for the first time project.clj router.cljs pitch_builder.cljs template/list.html
- 23. A better way of organizing Reagent app, https://github.com/Day8/re-frame Code Showcase: What not to do
- 24. Grow, Grow, Grow Phase 3
- 25. Architecture Clojurescript 2014 2015 Customers want a platform
- 26. Architecture Clojurescript 2014 2015 Hired 3rd developer Team
- 27. Startup concerns on Clojure(Script) CEO Hiring and training Uncommon stack lessen chances of funding or acquisition CTO Many libraries are one-person projects
- 28. Our job posting in August “Spokepoint is an MIT startup in Cambridge, MA looking for a Clojurescript frontend contractor (remote possible). Don't know Clojurescript? Doesn't matter. I can help you with that. We are looking for the right person rather than checking a set of skills. Our web apps are built on Clojurescript, Clojure, Go, and Docker.”
- 29. 3 out of 3 of our developers with different backgrounds survived Clojure and ClojureScript
- 31. Summary ● Built minimal pieces with pain driven development method ● Clojurescript / Reagent enabled us to deliver quickly on the front-end ● There are developers that want to get paid to use Clojure and Clojurescript
- 32. Credits to my team Isaac Chansky Elizabeth Hagearty Tony Tam Dan Siegel and with thanks to the Clojure community