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Socket REPL guide

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
clojure
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by locating the socket REPL documentation and the referenced design document. Review the existing explanations of the current Clojure REPL and nREPL, then document the socket REPL's motivation, extension and usage, differences, and streaming behavior. Done means these topics are clearly covered and the design document's useful information is collated.

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It could be good to expand docs on the socket REPL to:

  • Explain motivations for creating the socket REPL
  • Explain how it can be used or extended
  • Explain how it is different from the current Clojure REPL, and nREPL
  • Discuss the streaming nature of the REPL

There is some good information in the design doc that could be collated for this.

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