sebmarkbage

let cache = new Map();
let pending = new Map();

function fetchTextSync(url) {
  if (cache.has(url)) {
    return cache.get(url);
  }
  if (pending.has(url)) {
    throw pending.get(url);
  }

yossorion

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

daveyarwood

# Ben Levin's "Radiohead Chord Generator" video:
#   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYU_2hfFPM0

# Rules:
#
# From a MAJOR chord (e.g. C), you can:
#   - move to the parallel minor (Cm)
#   - move down to the relative minor (Am)
#   - move up 1/2 step to a minor chord (Dbm)

philippkueng

(ns the-namespace.core
  (:require [clj-http.client :as client]
            [clojure.java.io :as io]))

(defn- fetch-photo!
  "makes an HTTP request and fetches the binary object"
  [url]
  (let [req (client/get url {:as :byte-array :throw-exceptions false})]
    (if (= (:status req) 200)
      (:body req))))

stuarthalloway

;; Datomic example code
(use '[datomic.api :only (db q) :as d])

;; ?answer binds a scalar
(q '[:find ?answer :in ?answer]
   42)

;; of course you can bind more than one of anything
(q '[:find ?last ?first :in ?last ?first]
   "Doe" "John")