jacobobryant/biff

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1103 stars · 54 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Biff is an opinionated full-stack web framework for Clojure aimed at solo developers. It curates ecosystem libraries (XTDB, htmx, Malli) into a cohesive whole with batteries-included auth, deployment, and REPL-driven development.

Use cases

• build a full-stack web app in clojure
• launch a side project quickly as a solo developer
• passwordless email authentication with magic links
• server-rendered interactive ui with htmx
• deploy a clojure app to a vps or docker
• develop a web app live via repl

When to choose

• you're a solo developer or small team building a web app in Clojure
• you want an opinionated, batteries-included stack with auth and deployment out of the box
• you like REPL-driven, iterative development
• you want immutable/document-style storage with XTDB and schema enforcement via Malli

When to avoid

• you need a large team-friendly, unopinionated framework with flexible library choices
• your project isn't in Clojure
• you need heavy client-side SPA frameworks rather than server-rendered htmx UIs
• you require a mature v2 — Biff 2 is still in development

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework auth templating http-server orm deployment web-development backend developer-tools jvm-scripting self-hosted xtdb htmx malli solo-developer repl-driven-development full-stack linux docker web-server

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