Clojure Is Awesome!!! [PART 20]
https://dev.to/borba/clojure-is-awesome-part-20-56bk
Deep Dive into Clojure's reduce Function What is reduce? In Clojure, reduce is a fundamental function in functional programming that processes a collection by iteratively applying a function to an accumulator and each element,...
Why Clojure Developers Love the REPL So Much
https://flexiana.com/news/2025/04/why-clojure-developers-love-the-repl-so-much
Many programming languages offer a REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop). It’s a simple yet powerful concept: read user input, evaluate it, print the result, and loop. This provides a crucial way to experiment with code and get immediate feedback, ensuring...
bb-fzf: A Babashka Tasks Picker
This post introduces a Babashka Tasks helper I put together make it easier to use bb tasks interactively. Here's the bb-fzf repo link.The main things the helper adds are:the use of fzf for fuzzy task selection to help you type lessthe ability to...
Clojure Is Awesome!!! [PART 19]
https://dev.to/borba/clojure-is-awesome-part-19-4133
We’ll dive into pattern matching using the core.match library in Clojure This powerful tool allows you to handle complex data structures in a declarative and concise way, making your code more readable and maintainable. Let’s explore what pattern...
Clojure Is Awesome!!! [PART 18]
https://dev.to/borba/clojure-is-awesome-part-18-23lk
Clojure and Java Interoperability Hey everyone! Welcome back to Clojure Is Awesome! After a bit of a break, I’m thrilled to be back with Part 18, diving into one of Clojure’s superpowers: interoperability with Java. If you’ve ever worked with...
Clojure stuff one needs to know, and sites where one can be updated.
Zulip Planet Clojure Forum Clojure News Clojure for JavaDevelopers (well, not really) Practice Clojure Learn Clojure Scipt Design Patterns in Clojure A Clojure Podcast, When you have got looooooooooot of time. HTMX, forget Clojure...
State of CIDER 2024 Survey Results
https://metaredux.com/posts/2025/04/01/state-of-cider-2024-survey-results.html
Back in 2019, I shared the first community survey results for CIDER, the beloved Clojure interactive development environment for Emacs. Five years later, we’re back to take the pulse of the ecosystem and see how things have evolved. In this post,...
Massively scalable collaborative text editor backend with Rama in 120 LOC
This is part of a series of posts exploring programming with Rama, ranging from interactive consumer apps, high-scale analytics, background processing, recommendation engines, and much more. This tutorial is self-contained, but for broader...
Clojure Is Awesome!!! [PART 17]
https://dev.to/borba/clojure-is-awesome-part-17-3eml
Adapting the DTO Pattern to Functional Bliss Welcome back to Clojure Is Awesome! In Part 17, we’re crossing the bridge from the object-oriented world to functional territory by adapting the DTO (Data Transfer Object) pattern—a staple in...
The amazing Clojure Camp is hosting an Intro to Clojure session today at 10PM London time. Make sure you check it out if you've been curious about #Clojure! https://www.meetup.com/clojure-camp/events/306849249/ (via @lambduhhh)
Development cycle time decays just like anything else in software. If not actively maintained, it gets worse over time.
I've worked on Clojure development cycles with tools.namespace and Component, but it's still hard: You have to intentionally design your code for interactive development and be careful not to break the feedback cycle.
Experience with Claude Code
https://flexiana.com/news/2025/03/experience-with-claude-code
I spent one week with Claude Code, vibe coding two apps in Clojure. Hours and $134.79 in. Let me tell you what I got out of that. Claude Code is a new tool from Anthropic. You cd to the folder, run claude and a CLI app opens. You tell it what...
(Clojure Managing-User-Permissions)
https://dev.to/ivangavlik/clojure-managing-user-permissions-50dd
Clojure practice task: Managing User Permissions with Sets You are developing a role-based access control system for a web application. Each user has a set of permissions (e.g., :read, :write, :delete). Your goal is to implement a...
Data analyis with Clojure - free workshop, May 10th - initial survey
https://scicloj.github.io/blog/data-analyis-with-clojure-free-workshop-may-10th-initial-survey/
Following the maturing of the Noj toolkit for Clojure data science, we are planning a free online workshop for people who are curious to learn the Clojure language for data analysis. Please share this page broadly with your friends and groups who...
Some important acronyms to know. Feel free to add some of your own.
Lisp:
Logic In Symbolic Paradigms
Lisp Inspires Strange People
Lisp Is Secretly Perfect
Python:
Pseudocode You’d Teach Hordes Of Newbies
Probably You'll Try Harder On Next-lang
Python: You'd Think Hardware's Optional Now
Emacs:
Editor Maintained As Community Shrine
Ecosystem Mainly Acquired by Cult Sysadmins
Emacs Means Always Configuring Something
Vim:
Vaguely Interactive Misery
Very Irritating Macros
Vim Isn't Modern
Linux:
Legendary Interface, Notoriously Unforgiving eXperience
Loyal In Nature, Unmatched eXtensibility
Linux Is Natural Under X
Data analyis with Clojure - workshop, May 10th - initial survey
https://scicloj.github.io/blog/data-analyis-with-clojure-workshop-may-10th-initial-survey/
Following Kira Howe’s successful workshop at BobKonf 2025, we are planning a longer workshop for people who are curious to learn the Clojure language for data analysis. The SciNoj Light conference schedule is emerging these days, with a fantastic...
Talk: Clojure workflow with Sublime Text @ SciCloj
A deep overview of Clojure Sublimed, Socket REPL, Sublime Executor, custom color scheme, clj-reload and Clojure+.We discuss many usability choices, implementation details, and broader observations and insights regarding Clojure editors and tooling...
I found my next Figwheel and I’m on fire. I missed this intense all consuming burn of creativity. #clojure
Can jank beat Clojure's error reporting?
https://jank-lang.org/blog/2025-03-28-error-reporting
Hey folks! I&aposve spent the past quarter working on jank&aposs error messages. I&aposve focused on reaching parity with Clojure&aposs error reporting and improving upon it where possible. This has been my first quarter spent working on jank...
