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dimgigov 79cd9c08d8 chore: rebrand Clojure/Nim → Bara Lang across codebase
- Bulk replace Clojure/Nim → Bara Lang in src/, lib/, examples/, benchmarks/,
  experiments/, books/, LICENSE, cljnim.nimble, PLAN.md, AI_AGENT.md
- Rename book chapters: 05-clojure-nim.md → 05-bara-lang.md (en + bg)
- Update all chapter index links and anchors
- Replace project-specific 'Clojure' references with 'Bara Lang' in
  experiments/, src/ai_assist.nim, src/tui_screens.nim, src/emitter.nim,
  src/reader.nim, src/types.nim, lib/cljnim_runtime*.nim
- Keep legitimate JVM Clojure/ClojureScript/Clojure CLR references intact
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# Bara Lang Experiments
Unconventional compilation targets that JVM Clojure cannot do.
## Projects
| Experiment | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `web-target/` | ✅ Working | Clojure → Nim → JavaScript for browsers |
| `native-lib/` | ✅ Working | Clojure → Nim → C shared library (.so) |
| `wasm-target/` | 🏗️ Skeleton | Clojure → Nim → WASM via Emscripten |
## web-target — Bara Lang in the Browser
```bash
cd web-target
./build.sh
node -e "require('./build/math.js'); console.log(jsSquare(7))"
# → 49
```
**Unique:** No JVM, no JavaScript source code — pure Bara Lang compiled to JS.
## native-lib — Bara Lang as a C Library
```bash
cd native-lib
./build.sh
cd test_client && make && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../build ./test_client
# → c_square(7) = 49
# → c_factorial(5) = 120
```
**Unique:** Call Bara Lang functions from Python, Rust, Go, C via FFI.
## wasm-target — Bara Lang at Native Speed in Browser
```bash
cd wasm-target
# Install Emscripten first, then:
./build.sh
# Open www/index.html in browser
```
**Unique:** Bara Lang running as WebAssembly — faster than ClojureScript, smaller than JVM.
## Architecture
All experiments share the same pipeline:
```
Bara Lang Source (.clj)
cljnim compile-lib
Nim Source (.nim) with exported procs
Target-specific wrapper
nim c --target=...
JS / .so / .wasm
```
## Adding a New Experiment
1. Create a folder: `experiments/my-target/`
2. Write Clojure example in `examples/`
3. Write Nim wrapper in `my_wrappers.nim`
4. Write `build.sh` using `cljnim compile-lib`
5. Add row to the table above