Jeaye Wilkerson
jeaye.com
Jeaye Wilkerson
@jeaye.com
Creator of jank, the native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop.
Having trouble sticking with your projects? Feeling burned out? Check out my #clojure Conj 2025 talk for a helpful guide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfq...
How to stick with your projects, even when they're janky - Wilkerson
YouTube video by ClojureTV
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January 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Oh, such a cool pursuit. I'm looking forward to more pictures. 😀
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
One must always choose the lesser of two weevils.
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There will be a jank presentation at the upcoming macroexpand-deep conference this Saturday! If you'd like to see the crucial first steps of introducing jank into the world of machine learning, be sure to sign up (for free) and check it out.

scicloj.github.io/macroexpand-...
Macroexpand 2025
Clojure online conferences by Scicloj
scicloj.github.io
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Still holding out on your #clojureconj tickets? Don't miss my presentation on jank! www.2025.clojure-conj.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'll be live on Twitch for the next couple of hours, hacking on jank's leiningen support!

www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There's a new development update out for jank, the native #clojure dialect. Read up on what's been going on the past couple of months!

jank-lang.org/blog/2025-10...
The jank community has stepped up!
Clojure, LLVM, and C++ walk into a bar. jank is born. Don't think about it too much.
jank-lang.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have a 💰 $1,000 USD 💰bounty on the last issue which is preventing jank from using upstream Clang/LLVM. I've outlined the problem in this ticket and I'm calling anyone interested to help us solve this!

RT this to help jank.

github.com/jank-lang/ja...
Get Clang's PCH fixes merged (bounty: $1000) · Issue #446 · jank-lang/jank
Overview We have an open PR waiting to be merged into LLVM. The PR fixes an issue with PCHs in jank. The PR is here: llvm/llvm-project#94166 However, I've done work to the PR which hasn't been merg...
github.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In theory, yes, since jank targets LLVM and LLVM can target WASM. This has been done for a lot of LLVM-based langs so far, but nobody has done it yet for jank. Perhaps you'll be the first? :)
September 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Looking for a new project? Want to help out jank and the #clojure community? Help us build out the clojure-test-suite! Anyone who knows Clojure can do this and the workflow is very easy. Try it out!

github.com/jank-lang/cl...
Test all the things! :tada: · Issue #1 · jank-lang/clojure-test-suite
General process Anyone is welcome to join in and write tests. The process goes like this: Pick a function from the list Leave a comment on this ticket to claim that function Add a new test file usi...
github.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'll be live on Twitch for the next couple of hours, hacking on jank's leiningen support!

www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
jeayewilkerson - Twitch
Creator of jank, the native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop.
www.twitch.tv
August 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Did you know that you can now install jank binaries on Ubuntu 24.04 and 24.10 by using jank's apt PPA? They build continuously from CI.

github.com/jank-lang/ja...
github.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thank you, Nubank, for the Github sponsorship! To me, I gather that Nubank is investing in the future of jank because they clearly care about the future of #clojure and its community. I could not be more appreciative. 🩵
August 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm happy to announce that I'll be presenting at Clojure Conj 2025.

My talk is entitled: "How to stick with your projects, even when they're janky"

We'll cover rewrites, building a community, development practices, avoiding burnout, and, of course, jank itself.
August 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm live on Twitch for the next couple of hours, hacking on jank. www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
jeayewilkerson - Twitch
Creator of jank, the native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop.
www.twitch.tv
August 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The first UI has been built in jank, the native Clojure dialect!

github.com/kylc/jank-im...

This example uses imgui, GLFW, and OpenGL. Kyle Cesare was brave enough to figure this all out using only jank's blog posts as docs. We're getting close!
GitHub - kylc/jank-imgui
Contribute to kylc/jank-imgui development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I've live now, building out Debian package support for jank. Come say hi! www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
https://www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
t.co
August 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I've just built a distributable Arch Linux tarball for jank which can run on a fresh Arch Linux image with a couple of pacman deps installed. We're getting close to easy distro packaging and release binaries.

We're getting close to jank's alpha release. 😀
August 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm live now, hacking on jank!

www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
jeayewilkerson - Twitch
Building a native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop
www.twitch.tv
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Live on Twitch, hacking on jank, the native #clojure dialect on LLVM. Come say hi!

www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
jeayewilkerson - Twitch
Creator of jank, the native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop.
www.twitch.tv
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
jank now has a health check, so you can troubleshoot any issues with your setup. This should come in handy as we add packages for Ubuntu, Arch, Nix, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
July 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Live on Twitch, hacking on jank, the native #clojure dialect on LLVM. Come say hi!

www.twitch.tv/jeayewilkerson
jeayewilkerson - Twitch
cozy coding - compiler development - jank, native Clojure dialect on LLVM with seamless C++ interop
www.twitch.tv
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here's a new jank development update, showcasing a full quarter's worth of work on seamless C++ interop in #Clojure. Don't miss this one.

jank-lang.org/blog/2025-07...
jank is C++
jank is Clojure. jank is C++. The combination is amazing.
jank-lang.org
July 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There's a new jank development update showcasing the latest seamless C++ interop features. Check it out!

jank-lang.org/blog/2025-06...
The next phase of jank's C++ interop
C++! Clojure! Magic! Dragons! Read all about it!
jank-lang.org
June 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Noooo. The show was frustrating, but it was still amazing to see the WoT world brought to life. Many of us have invested so much time into reading those books and we have a connection to the characters.

The main frustration was that they diverged from the books quite a bit, but I had accepted it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM