The Vision for Clozhang

[oubiwann]

Originally copied from clojang#16:

• Refocus on 𝛑-calculus
  • Make the project truly focused on Clojure
    • Clojang-proper would be an Erlang-compatible implementation
    • jiface and supporting libraries would be included as enablers of Clojang
  • Update list of good 𝛑-calculus papers
  • Clearly describe desired outcome at a basic level (e.g., supporting remove Clojure nodes and the ability to run functions/pass data between them)
  • Describe ways in which this might be used to the advantage of programmers (e.g., simply distributed tasks in a local network, building bespoke distributed system, integrating with existing libraries, etc.)
• Rethink branding
  • Come up with a new name: clozhang
  • Create new org: https://github.com/clozhang/
  • Create new twitter account: https://twitter.com/clozhang
  • Create 𝛑-calculus logo
    • Look at logos for typed clojure, ClojureScript, etc.
    • Decide on colors
    • Add new image files to resources repo
  • Move some (all?) projects to new org
  • Update description/link of old org to point to new one
  • Copy the blog there
  • Publish the old Clojang content (previous posts) on new Clozhang blog
• Use the latest version of Dragon
• Create new blog entries
  • Update the old blog
    • Move from http://clojang.lfe.io to just http://clojang.github.io/blog (delete CNAME file)
    • Update links accordingly
    • Create a new post that gives a heads-up on the new focus of Clozhang
  • Create a Clozhang rdash theme
  • Post about new direction
  • Post about 100% native Clojure 𝛑-calculus exploration
  • Share 𝛑-calculus papers
  • Share thoughts on first "lab" for 100% Clojure 𝛑-calculus
  • Share steps to create lab
  • Discuss namespaces/functions required in order to use lab
• Get old Clojang jar files working again
  • Debug old ones
  • Update projects to not create AOT jars
• Create a new, separate project in the org for 𝛑-calculus+
  • Uses the 𝛑-calculus to build reliable systems...
  • Even with the "lab" version of the Clojure 𝛑-calculus, we can start tracking processes and associate them with nodes/functions
  • This means we can create supervision trees
  • And restart strategies ...