yogthos

Introductory resources

• High level overview https://yogthos.github.io/ClojureDistilled.html
• An Animated Introduction to Clojure https://markm208.github.io/cljbook/
• Interactive tutorial in a browser https://tryclojure.org/
• Interactive exercises http://clojurescriptkoans.com/
• Clerk notebooks with introductory examples https://github.clerk.garden/anthonygalea/notes-on-clojure
• More interactive exercises https://4clojure.oxal.org/
• Lambda Island tutorials https://lambdaisland.com/
• Functional Programming with Clojure resources https://practicalli.github.io/

kachayev

Aleph, Async, HTTP, Clojure

I've been working with Aleph rougly for last 5 years, actively contributing to the library for last 2 (or so). I also put some effort into spreading the word about it, including educational tech talks, like "Deep HTTP Dive Throught Aleph & Netty". But the more I talk to people the more confusion I find, mostly about how Aleph works and what can you expect when adding it to your stack. Clojurists Together has recently announced Aleph to get Q1 funding, I think it's a good time to share my priorities and thoughts on development plans that were mentioned in the blog post. Hope the community would find it interesting and helpful.

Aleph describes itself as "asynchronous communication for Clojure" library. And you should probably pay a good portion of your attention to the first word: "asynchronous".

reborg

State of Clojure Survey 2018 - Open comment question

This is a selection of the most articulated critique found in the open comments section Q25 at the bottom of the survey. Recurring themes are:

1. Elitism, ivory tower, "not smart enough to get it" attitude of frequent speaker or early adopters.
2. Poor basic documentation, error messages, beginner friendly resources.
3. Fear of contribution (with reasons like a. community-built tools open to attack and replacement by core team b. hostile contribution environment c. closed development process)

• The community has to grow to create more opportunities. Many organizations don't want to even consider using it because they fear not being able to find Clojure developers. Unless you have a mentor or are extremely motivated, Clojure scares away most imperative developers. My suggestions is to team up with a university and get a Clojure course on Coursera or a similar platform. This is the only way I got in

reborg

Rich Already Answered That!

A list of commonly asked questions, design decisions, reasons why Clojure is the way it is as they were answered directly by Rich (even when from many years ago, those answers are pretty much valid today!). Feel free to point friends and colleagues here next time they ask (again). Answers are pasted verbatim (I've made small adjustments for readibility, but never changed a sentence) from mailing lists, articles, chats.

How to use:

• The link in the table of content jumps at the copy of the answer on this page.
• The link on the answer itself points back at the original post.

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