Web Embeddable Common Lisp: Bringing Common Lisp to Web Browsers via WebAssembly
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jackdaniel
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Summary
Web Embeddable Common Lisp (WECL) is a project that enables Common Lisp programming within web browsers through WebAssembly. The article outlines technical progress, including JS-FFI for low-level JavaScript interface, LIME/SLUG for Emacs integration, and methods for injecting CL runtime into websites. The author details current limitations and future development plans, emphasizing this is not a release version but a progress report on bringing Common Lisp to browser environments.
Key quotes
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It is important to note that this is not a release and none of the described APIs are final
JS-FFI – low level interface for JavaScript interaction
LIME/SLUG – interacting from Emacs with the browser environment
Injecting CL runtime in arbitrary websites
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