REPL driven mobile development with Clojure(script) - Srihari Sriraman, Nilenso

Srihari Sriraman shares his experience using ClojureScript and React Native to build mobile apps with fast REPL-driven feedback cycles.

The REPL provides quick feedback cycles that are necessary to keep developers in charge. Dynamic, and interactive environments that propel the development process are essential in all faces of software development, and the mobile ecosystem has recently seen an uptick here with React Native. Couple that with an inherently REPL driven language like Clojure(script), and we have a close-to-ideal environment. I’ll speak through my experience in developing a react-native + clojurescript app (team of 2) alongside a native team (team of 10), comparing and contrasting the development and business perspectives of both teams. We finished up much before the native team, focussed on design and stability, and delivered more functional value to the business. The talk will be most beneficial to mobile devs who crave quicker feedback cycles, and to businesses folk who want to leverage the their existing teams effectively. Talk details: fragments.talkfunnel.com/2017/77-repl-driven-mobile-developm… Fragments 2017 website: fragments.in/2017/