ClojureScript

E1008131

Clojure dialect Lisp dialect programming language

ClojureScript is a dialect of Clojure that compiles to JavaScript, enabling functional, Lisp-style programming for web and other JavaScript-based environments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ClojureScript canonical	11
ClojureScript core library	1
JavaScript (ClojureScript)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12900624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ClojureScript
Context triple: [Clojure, influenced, ClojureScript]

A. Clojure
Clojure is a modern, functional, and dynamic dialect of Lisp that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and emphasizes immutability and concurrent programming.
B. PureScript
PureScript is a strongly-typed, purely functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript and is heavily inspired by Haskell.
C. Moonscript
Moonscript is a high-level programming language that compiles to Lua, offering a cleaner, more expressive syntax while targeting the Lua runtime.
D. Racket
Racket is a modern, multi-paradigm programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family, designed for language-oriented programming, scripting, and education.
E. BuckleScript
BuckleScript is a JavaScript backend and toolchain that compiles OCaml/ReasonML code into highly optimized, readable JavaScript for web and Node.js development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ClojureScript
Target entity description: ClojureScript is a dialect of Clojure that compiles to JavaScript, enabling functional, Lisp-style programming for web and other JavaScript-based environments.

A. Clojure
Clojure is a modern, functional, and dynamic dialect of Lisp that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and emphasizes immutability and concurrent programming.
B. PureScript
PureScript is a strongly-typed, purely functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript and is heavily inspired by Haskell.
C. Moonscript
Moonscript is a high-level programming language that compiles to Lua, offering a cleaner, more expressive syntax while targeting the Lua runtime.
D. Racket
Racket is a modern, multi-paradigm programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family, designed for language-oriented programming, scripting, and education.
E. BuckleScript
BuckleScript is a JavaScript backend and toolchain that compiles OCaml/ReasonML code into highly optimized, readable JavaScript for web and Node.js development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Clojure dialect ⓘ Lisp dialect ⓘ programming language ⓘ
basedOn	Clojure ⓘ
buildTool	Boot ⓘ Leiningen ⓘ deps.edn / Clojure CLI ⓘ
category	scripting language ⓘ transpiled language ⓘ
compilesTo	JavaScript ⓘ
designedBy	Rich Hickey ⓘ
documentation	https://clojurescript.org ⓘ
ecosystem	ClojureScript core library ⓘ linked to: ClojureScript Figwheel ⓘ Lumo (historical) ⓘ Planck (historical) ⓘ lein-cljsbuild ⓘ shadow-cljs ⓘ
evaluationModel	read-eval-print loop ⓘ
fileExtension	.cljc ⓘ .cljs ⓘ
firstAppeared	2011 ⓘ
hasFeature	Google Closure integration ⓘ advanced JavaScript compilation optimizations ⓘ homoiconicity ⓘ s-expression syntax ⓘ source maps ⓘ spec integration ⓘ
hasLibrary	Om ⓘ Reagent ⓘ Rum ⓘ re-frame ⓘ
implements	Clojure semantics (subset and extensions for JS) ⓘ
influencedBy	Clojure ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ Lisp ⓘ linked to: Lisp programming language Scheme ⓘ
languageFamily	Clojure ⓘ Lisp ⓘ linked to: Lisp programming language
license	Eclipse Public License ⓘ
maintainedBy	Clojure core team ⓘ
notableFor	sharing code between client and server via .cljc files ⓘ
paradigm	Lisp ⓘ linked to: Lisp programming language concurrent programming ⓘ functional programming ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ metaprogramming ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/clojure/clojurescript ⓘ
runsOn	Java Virtual Machine (for compilation) ⓘ linked to: Java Virtual Machine
standardImplementation	ClojureScript compiler ⓘ
supports	REPL ⓘ core.async ⓘ linked to: Clojure core.async first-class functions ⓘ immutable data structures ⓘ macros ⓘ multimethods ⓘ namespaces ⓘ persistent data structures ⓘ protocols ⓘ
supportsInteropWith	Google Closure Library ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ
syntaxStyle	prefix notation ⓘ
targetPlatform	JavaScript runtime ⓘ Node.js ⓘ web browser ⓘ
typingDiscipline	dynamic typing ⓘ
usedFor	Node.js scripting ⓘ front-end web development ⓘ full-stack Clojure/ClojureScript applications ⓘ single-page applications ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clojure → influenced → ClojureScript ⓘ

Clojure → implementation → ClojureScript ⓘ

Clojure core.async → supportsLanguage → ClojureScript ⓘ

Rich Hickey → creatorOf → ClojureScript ⓘ

Rich Hickey → designed → ClojureScript ⓘ

Rich Hickey → notableWork → ClojureScript ⓘ

Rich Hickey → languageDesigned → ClojureScript ⓘ

Rich Hickey → developedForPlatform → JavaScript (ClojureScript) ⓘ

linked to: ClojureScript

Rich Hickey → programmingLanguage → ClojureScript ⓘ

ClojureScript → ecosystem → ClojureScript core library ⓘ

linked to: ClojureScript

Luminus → supportsLanguage → ClojureScript ⓘ

Luminus → supportsFrontend → ClojureScript ⓘ

Pedestal → supportsLanguage → ClojureScript ⓘ

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