ClojureScript Frontend Considerations

ClojureScript Frontend Considerations orients the full-stack project work around boundaries Java engineers need to review explicitly. Use these lessons to keep domain logic, adapters, persistence, UI integration, tests, and operational concerns separated rather than hidden inside framework wiring.

Read the child pages as implementation checkpoints for a project you could build, test, deploy, and evolve with a mixed Java and Clojure team.

In this section

• ClojureScript for Java Developers
  Explore ClojureScript, a variant of Clojure that compiles to JavaScript, enabling the development of rich client-side applications. Learn about its benefits, including code sharing between frontend and backend, functional programming advantages, and access to JavaScript libraries.
• Setting Up a ClojureScript Environment
  Learn how to set up a ClojureScript development environment with tools like Figwheel Main and Shadow CLJS for efficient builds and live reloading.
• Building User Interfaces with Reagent
  Learn how to build dynamic user interfaces using Reagent, a ClojureScript interface to React. Explore component creation, state management, and lifecycle events.
• Managing ClojureScript State with re-frame
  Explore Re-frame, a state management library for Reagent applications, and learn about its unidirectional data flow architecture, events, subscriptions, and effects. Discover how to handle user interactions, update application state, and trigger side effects like AJAX requests.
• Integrating ClojureScript with a Backend API
  Learn how to connect your ClojureScript frontend to a RESTful backend API using libraries like cljs-ajax and the Fetch API. Understand asynchronous data handling, UI updates, and error management.
• Routing and Navigation in ClojureScript
  Learn how to implement client-side routing in ClojureScript using libraries like Secretary and Bidi. Manage navigation within single-page applications, handle browser history, and support deep linking.