nREPL Forever

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Socket REPL is now standard in Clojure — Developers can easily expose the Clojure REPL over TCP without external libraries.
nREPL is still widely used despite predictions of its decline — Many projects continue to rely on nREPL for its robust features and established ecosystem, indicating it remains a preferred choice. Fique de olho
The ongoing support for nREPL suggests that while socket-based solutions are gaining traction, they may not fully replace existing tools in the near future.

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Last week I announced Port, a small prepl client for Emacs. That post focused on Port itself, but writing it left me with the itch to do a follow-up on the bigger picture, because the socket REPL / prepl story is one I’ve been meaning to write up for years.

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