Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by zongitsrinzler 4276 days ago
This if off topic but how much does Wit use Clojure?
1 comments
ar7hur 4276 days ago
Probably too much :) All our backend is Clojure, all our new web developments are in ClojureScript (with React and Om). The only places we're not using Clojure are iOS, Android and Raspberry/embedded linux. We're using Rust more and more for the latter.
link
zongitsrinzler 4276 days ago
Wow this is very interesting. I have been following Wit's progress since I am quite a geek for all kinds of automation and AI stuff.

Would it be possible to port this into JavaScript using ClojureScript and use it on the client side?

link
ar7hur 4276 days ago
Actually we are planning to port it to a language suitable for embedded use. Maybe Rust?
link
kibwen 4276 days ago
I'd love to hear about your experiences using Rust on embedded devices, and I know the Rust devteam would as well.
link
ar7hur 4276 days ago
This is our first experiment with Rust on Raspberry Pi: https://wit.ai/blog/2014/09/12/office-automation-with-raspbe...

We'll share more as we progress.

link