Jan 2015 - Project started in C++

Oct 2015 - Parser, Type checker, and Interpreter implemented

Oct 2015 - Rewrite in Clojure started, focusing on C++ codegen

Nov 2015 - Parser, Type checker, and Codegen targeting C++ implemented

Dec 2016 - Initial macro system and interpreter are working

Dec 2016 - Continuous benchmark service added

Jan 2017 - Transition to fully generic, type-rich programming

Dec 2017 - Rewritten in Clojure, syntax changed to be a Clojure dialect

May 2022 - Rewritten in C++, backed by Cling

Aug 2022 - Switched to Mozilla Public License 2.0

Mar 2023 - Hit 1k Github stars

Apr 2023 - Presented at Clojure Conj 2023

Jun 2023 - $2k Clojurists Together sponsorship for new object model

Sep 2023 - $2k Clojurists Together sponsorship for module/ns system

Jan 2024 - $2k Clojurists Together sponsorship for dynamic bindings, syntax quoting, and meta hints

Apr 2024 - $9k Clojurists Together sponsorship for lazy seqs, destructuring, and loop

Sep 2024 - $2k Clojurists Together sponsorship for LLVM IR generation

Sep 2024 - Presented at Heart of Clojure 2024

Nov 2024 - Switched to LLVM IR generation

Jan 2025 - Hit 2k Github stars

Jan 2025 - Quit my job to focus on jank full-time

Apr 2025 - $9k Clojurists Together sponsorship for seamless C++ interop

Jul 2025 - $9k Clojurists Together sponsorship for alpha release stabilization

Nov 2025 - Presented at Clojure Conj 2025

Jan 2026 - Alpha release

Jan 2026 - Hit 3k Github stars

Jan 2026 - $30k Clojurists Together sponsorship for the full year