ClojureScript: Embracing Async/Await for Modern Development

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:30:23 +0000

The Promise Land of Synchronous-Looking Asynchronicity Arrives

For years, ClojureScript developers have navigated the vibrant landscape of functional programming while grappling with the inherent complexities of asynchronous operations. We’ve embraced the elegance of core.async’s Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) model, wielding go blocks and channel operations to manage concurrent workflows. Libraries like promesa and kitchen-async have also offered robust pathways to integrate with JavaScript’s Promise ecosystem. Yet, a persistent desire echoed through community discussions and surveys: a more direct, idiomatic way to interact with the modern JavaScript world, particularly its pervasive use of Promises.

[ClojureScript]: Enhancing Asynchronous Development with Async/Await

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:24:28 +0000

For years, ClojureScript developers have navigated the intricate world of asynchronous operations with a toolkit that, while powerful, often felt like a creative workaround. We’ve embraced cljs.core.async with its elegant CSP model, wrestled with promise chaining, and utilized various third-party libraries to bring a semblance of sequential clarity to operations that inherently unfold over time. The consensus, whispered in forums and debated in community channels, was clear: JavaScript’s native async/await syntax offered a level of readability and ergonomic ease that was, frankly, aspirational. Today, with the release of ClojureScript 1.12.145, that aspiration becomes a grounded reality. This is not merely an incremental update; it’s a pragmatic embrace of modern JavaScript features that fundamentally streamlines asynchronous development for ClojureScript practitioners.

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ClojureScript: Embracing Async/Await for Modern Development

The Promise Land of Synchronous-Looking Asynchronicity Arrives

[ClojureScript]: Enhancing Asynchronous Development with Async/Await