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I don't see how you can get much simpler than this http://swannodette.github.io/2013/10/27/the-essence-of-cloju... for any compile to JavaScript language. Fundamental UX is definitely a priority - this is why fast incremental compilation and source map support exists.

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I don't think it's so much that it's hard to get a productive working environment. In my experience, getting vim-fireplace working with a new Leiningen project takes nearly zero effort. Moreover, I get all sorts of nice functionality (easy evaluation of expressions, sourc/doc lookup, etc.). Getting all of these features with ClojureScript takes quite a bit more effort, especially connecting it all to a browser REPL. At least, this has been my experience.

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