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by blandflakes 7y ago
Have you seen https://frinklang.org/ ? I think that's supposed to be its Big Idea.
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by blandflakes 7y ago
It's a very different world in Clojure. Data structures mutually satisfy the relevant interfaces, and there's no real pain about how a java.util.Map isn't immutable and so on.
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by blandflakes 7y ago
If you're using some kind of window manager or desktop environment, do you mind me asking which one?
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I get similar concerns with functions that take multiple strings - how do I make sure I didn't swap the bucket with the key? I've seen enums used here, as well as "wrapper" classes. In any case, to answer the question of
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by blandflakes 8y ago
Yeah I think I was thinking of the error message improvements rather than any changes that are specific to Spec in 1.10.
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by blandflakes 8y ago
Clojure is a great language. I've used both Clojure and Scala in my personal and professional life. * In refactoring, I almost always make mistakes in Clojure that Scala will catch. I feel empowered rather than limited by the Scala com
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I would love for this to be nonfiction, but alas...
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by blandflakes 8y ago
None taken personally - I just find it valuable when I read comments against the grain, and had an experience that I know many Clojurists find atypical and wanted to share that my style of work just doesn't lend itself to Clojure as su
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I appreciate your earnest approach, but I also feel somewhat patronized. I've been doing this for a while. I used Clojure extensively for years, was productive and found much to like. The REPL wasn't part of it, and I don't m
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I can get on board with this phrasing.
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I'd maybe consider that perhaps becoming happy with REPL-driven development isn't a universal solution. It's not like I didn't understand the concepts, the tools, or the process. I just didn't find that it made me a
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by blandflakes 8y ago
There are a lot of people who claim they're more productive in Clojure, in spite of or because of its dynamic typing. I'll just throw my anecdatum out here: I found that dynamic typing was a major pain even on my own personal proj
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by blandflakes 8y ago
Reify was very pleasant to interview with.
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by blandflakes 8y ago
The Datawire folks are great! We're a happy user of Ambassador. I definitely recommend checking them out.
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by blandflakes 8y ago
I ended up taking a role elsewhere, but ReifyHealth was extremely respectful of my time and had a very enjoyable interview process. I'd definitely recommend checking them out.
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by blandflakes 10y ago
Sounds like cool stuff. Good luck!
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by blandflakes 10y ago
A colleague that I really respect told me at my last job that his career was a series of broadening and deepenings. He started with a deep knowledge of Java, but found that success came as he branched out into Python, Ruby, and Scala. At th
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by blandflakes 10y ago
I don't understand why this slide format is popular, but I believe you go down until the end of that column, then right, then down again, then right, and so on.
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by blandflakes 10y ago
I'm a recent hire here, so consider my bias, but the interview process for me was among the best. The questions I was asked were relevant and solvable, some of them involving patterns that I use every week. For what it's worth, I&
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by blandflakes 10y ago
In my most recent job change, I interviewed with Nava. Due to some family circumstances, I wasn't able to continue at the time, but they were great - responsive, friendly, understanding, and the interview felt very collaborative. I&#x2
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by blandflakes 11y ago
Clojure examples also: https://github.com/blandflakes/echo-stopwatch using: https://github.com/blandflakes/echo-chamber-template