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If you're a bash expert, you probably don't need this. But for those of us who If you're a bash expert, you probably don't need this. But for those of us who
can use a bit of Clojure in their shell scripts, it may be useful. can use a bit of Clojure in their shell scripts, it may be useful.
Babashka runs as a binary which results in faster startup times: Babashka runs as a [GraalVM](https://github.com/oracle/graal) binary which
results in fast startup times:
``` shellsession ``` shellsession
$ time clojure -e "(+ 1 2 3)" $ time clojure -e "(+ 1 2 3)"
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So the sweet spot for babashka is executing tasks from the command line where So the sweet spot for babashka is executing tasks from the command line where
fast startup time is preferred, in the same space where you would use bash. fast startup time is preferred, in the same space where you would use bash.
Where it can, babashka calls the regular implementation of Clojure on the JVM
and proxies common JVM packages like `System`, so writing code in it should be
familiar if you're already using Clojure on the JVM.
## Status ## Status
Experimental. Breaking changes are expected to happen at this phase. Experimental. Breaking changes are expected to happen at this phase.