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Interesting. Brian Beckman was the one who helped me get my first clojure environment up and running at Amazon, probably around 2012 or 2013. I noticed before
by darksaints 6y ago
Interesting. Brian Beckman was the one who helped me get my first clojure environment up and running at Amazon, probably around 2012 or 2013.
I noticed before I left (2016) that he didn't have any projects running with clojure anymore...at least within the Amazon repos. I wonder if he's still using it at all.
- kgwxd 6y agoI tried to keep tabs on him after he left MS and I'm surprised to find out he ended up at Amazon. He was obviously able to make theory real-world applicable in a big way. LINQ changed my entire perspective on programming. But on top of that, he's an excellent teacher/leader. Why didn't he have any speaking engagements while at Amazon (at least that I can find)?
- darksaints 6y agoI didn't really follow the Amazon tech talks while I was there, so I'm not really sure. I also didn't even realize the significance of who I was talking to when I approached him. All I knew was that when I searched for clojure code in the repos, his was the first name that popped up. I dropped by his desk unannounced and we talked for like an hour and he walked me through setting up an environment there on the spot. I'm pretty sure he was the one that pitched drone delivery to Bezos, and he had worked on it the entire time I was there. As far as clojure goes, I have no clue why he seemed to stop using it, although I have my suspicions. I think common lisp was probably a better fit for what he was doing, and he seemed to be quite the expert with it, although I think I recall him talking fondly of Scala and F# as well.