https://github.com/kyrella/gambit-scheme-webapp
An experimental webapp built with Gambit Scheme
https://github.com/kyrella/gambit-scheme-webapp
gambit-scheme poc scheme webapps
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An experimental webapp built with Gambit Scheme
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kyrella/gambit-scheme-webapp
- Owner: kyrella
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-04-12T18:07:38.000Z (11 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-12T18:41:06.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-07T04:58:34.821Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: gambit-scheme, poc, scheme, webapps
- Language: Scheme
- Homepage:
- Size: 21.5 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.org
- License: LICENSE
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README
* Test Web App on Gambit Scheme
Every year I feel compelled to try building a web application with something exotic, such as Scheme!
Usually, this doesn't lead anywhere, but this time I actually made some progress. Ultimately, however, I ran out of time that I could spend on something so seemingly pointless. 🔥
That said, I think there is still hope, so I decided to put this in a repository for... well, for future me, I guess.
So, here is the current progress:
+ It actually works! 🙌
+ It avoids the typical Lisp/Scheme webapp rite of passage involving yet another custom SXML->DOM diffing implementation, instead using the [[https://github.com/AFASSoftware/maquette][Maquette]] runtime (a JS library).
+ And that's about it - it renders a couple of elements just to demonstrate that the Gambit JS target/FFI works and can handle two-way communication (i.e., event handlers function correctly).
+ There are no libs for anything webapp related because Gambit supports R7RS libs only and even so, it seems can't work with [[https://akkuscm.org/][Akku]].
+ Oh, almost forgot: it's a mere 8MB in size! 🎀 There is a gist mentioned in the Sources section below showing how a minimal runtime library can be created, but that approach didn't work for me, and I don't have any more time for this at the moment.
+ Gambit's documentation is a nightmare. I hope [[https://github.com/mighty-gerbils/gerbil][Gerbil Scheme]] adds a JS target one day.
* Sources
+ [[https://gist.github.com/bentxt/ff4a4ef8e3ee13223613091a052aa641][The magic gist for a minimal runtime library.]]
+ [[https://github.com/udem-dlteam/webapp-tutorial/blob/master/webapp-tutorial.scm][Webapp code, apparently for a presentation]]
+ [[https://gist.github.com/roman01la/1d2f84357a2aef8ef053dd6ba4f0aad1][Someone's attempt at Gambit JS FFI]]
+ [[https://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~feeley/papers/BelangerFeeleyELS21.pdf][JS FFI description from the Gambit authors themselves]] (BTW, TODO: Still need to read this 😁)
+ [[https://github.com/jlongster/farmageddon/tree/master][A game written in Gambit Scheme]]