[meta]

A stack. A framework. A conversation.

Meta is developed and maintained by Degree9

What is [meta]?

[meta] is a stack for building software using Clojure(Script).

Why [meta]?

We built [meta] out of the idea that a single Open Source package could be used to build any tech startup. We named it [meta] as a reminder that software takes many forms and like ideas, should continuously evolve. [meta] is an attempt at building the quickest path from an idea to a startup.

Things [meta] has been used for:

Application Prototyping
Enterprise Applications

When should I use [meta]?

Always.

[meta] Internals

[meta] is written in Clojure(Script) and built using:

Boot - Build tooling for Clojure.
Hoplon - ClojureScript Web Framework.
Feathers.js - An open source REST and realtime API layer for modern applications.
Node.js - JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
Electron - Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Atom - A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.

Using [meta] ... with Boot

[meta] is powered by Boot, an environment for building applications using clojure.

Generate an empty project:

$ boot -d degree9/meta generate --name my-app

Start a development workflow:

$ boot develop

Thanks to Boot, [meta] is built with itself.

boot-exec - Boot-clj external process execution using Apache Commons Exec.
boot-semver - Semantic Versioning for boot projects.
boot-semgit - Semantic Git access from boot tasks.
boot-welcome - ASCII art banners with boot-clj.

ClojureScript in the Browser ... with Hoplon

We believe in building universal technologies and the web is the most accessible platform available. [meta] builds upon Hoplon to provide abstractions for the DOM.

(page "index.html")

(html
  (head
    (title "[meta]"))
  (body
    (p "Hello!")))

material-hl - Material Design Components for Hoplon
uikit-hl - UIkit v3 Components for Hoplon

Realtime Communication ... with Feathers.js

[meta] provides both REST and Realtime communication via FeatherScript, a wrapper around Feathers.js implemented in ClojureScript. Feathers enables event-based communication between clients and servers and other API's including persistent data stores.