ClojureStream Podcast
E95 Kit with Dmitri Sotnikov
Nov 1, 2023
Dmitri Sotnikov, an expert in Clojure and the creator of Kit, discusses the development and collaboration behind the Kit framework and its comparison to Rails. They also explore HTMLX, a server-side rendered framework, and the trade-offs between SPAs and server-side rendering. An upcoming workshop on building applications with Kit is also highlighted.
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Quick takeaways
- Kit framework simplifies Closure app development by providing easy integration of new modules and custom templates.
- Avoiding complexity and focusing on simplicity, modularity, and maintainability is key when developing backend applications in Closure.
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Dimitri's Journey with Closure and Open Source Development
Dimitri shares his experience with using Closure professionally and how it led him to write libraries and frameworks to make Closure more accessible to newcomers. He also discusses his book on structuring Closure web apps and highlights the collaboration on the kit framework, which improves on previous frameworks like Luminous and modernizes Closure app development. Kit addresses the challenge of adding functionality to existing projects with its template system, allowing for easy integration of new modules and the creation of custom templates from GitHub repos.
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