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by erichmond 10y ago
Sounds more like you don't use computers the way you used to. I use my computer for software development and music creation. Both experiences are orders of magnitude better on OS X then on Windows 10. On the rare chances I get to pl
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by erichmond 10y ago
Cursive IDE also does this quite well.
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by erichmond 10y ago
You could have had a repl going in about the time to took you to compose and write this statement. I'm not saying that to be snarky, but I'm just pointing out how quick it actually is. brew install leiningen lein repl <begin le
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by erichmond 10y ago
What do you think the time delta would be between building it in JS vs Clojure would be? Just curious.
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by erichmond 10y ago
Clojure being driven by the needs of Rich/Datomic may be true, I can't say for sure, but in my experience clojure development is driven by the need to solve real-world problems . I agree, if it was more community oriented there w
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by erichmond 10y ago
I think you're "seeing what you want to" in his comments. One of the reasons I appreciate clojure and the community so much is that it's one of the few that doesn't actually troll things. If anything, the community
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by erichmond 11y ago
This is an extremely important post. Thanks for writing it. Lots of learnings I wish the 22 year old me would have read. :)
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by erichmond 11y ago
It should be noted that TDD specifically means writing tests before you write application code. For example, at our shop, we don't require devs to do TDD, however we require test coverage. I don't think anyone would argue that wri
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by erichmond 11y ago
"I've yet to meet an anti-TDD zealot who has actually spent a month developing the art of TDD. The detractors tend to be people who write really brittle tests that are a pain to maintain." I'm not an anti-TDD zealot, but
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by erichmond 11y ago
These days I code in immutable, functional, objectless clojure for the most part, so I'm with you 1000% on reducing complexity. The easiest line of code to maintain is the one that doesn't exist. :)
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by erichmond 11y ago
If you look at their feature list ( https://basecamp.com/3/features ) you see: - Message boards - comment threads. - Real-time chat/pings. - Automatic check-ins. - To-do lists. - Docs & file storage. - A ce
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by erichmond 11y ago
Why in the world is this downvoted? Om/CLJS has some of the nicest bindings for React. It's extremely valid that if you are frustrated with React that you could experiment with the clojurescript ecosystem to see if that would
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by erichmond 11y ago
We've also benefitted from moving from a monolith to SOA-esque services. IMO, The thing that DHH is failing to mention is that Monoliths work great when your application looks something like Basecamp . Basecamp, while a great tool, i
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by erichmond 11y ago
Penalizing the language because the people who use it really like the creator seems like an odd way to approach languages. That said, I will say that Rich's talks and his approach resonate with me in ways that none of those other guys
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by erichmond 11y ago
Props for writing this. Often times I want to tell my (different but similar) story, but never do. I don't know why. It probably has to do with a number of the points you make in the article, so you are a couple steps ahead of me.
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by erichmond 11y ago
Sadly, if you live in the states, you are likely correct to feel that way. I haven't had many racial incidents in the tech workplace, but I have had enough to understand that it definitely could be held against you in the long term.
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by erichmond 11y ago
Saying all of greater boston benefits from the big dig is equally disingenuous. I technically grew up in greater boston and I live a 45 minute drive from Boston with no traffic. With traffic that can be 90 minutes. I live a 10 min drive
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by erichmond 11y ago
Maybe check out clojurescript. Lots of React/Flux/Redux/Elm like ideas in there, you'll get exposure to clojure proper. That said, maybe stick with elm. The only way to make the thing you love blossom is by promoting a
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How to be a great software developer (2014)(peternixey.com)
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by erichmond 11y ago
I'm not a boot guru, so take my $0.02 with a grain of salt. I've been using boot for smaller and experimental projects because by default it feels so much leaner then leiningen does, however, because the support tooling around lei
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by erichmond 11y ago
I worked in java for 6 years before moving to clojure. Your experiences don't remotely reflect mine, I can't think of a single reason I'd ever choose java over clojure anymore (as tooling matures) but I appreciate you taking
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by erichmond 11y ago
Before it was part of their high-end "business" plan. Now you can use it with any tiered plan. (I think).
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by erichmond 11y ago
My guess is that he's referring to startups, not monstrous companies like Google. I think the reason you whiteboard for google interviews because you will necessarily be a cog in a wheel, and the focus of the cog is to code. At smaller
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by erichmond 11y ago
As someone who's married into a different "ethnic" family, the palate difference (at least for us) is incredibly wide on both sides. I can't really stomach most authentic Chinese food, and especially can't deal wit
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by erichmond 11y ago
It was actually a huge letdown for me too. C.S. Lewis described Turkish Delight in a way that made me think that it didn't even exist, like it was some perfect candy that was unattainable. One day, also in my 20s, I stumbled upon it i
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by erichmond 11y ago
I think most of your issues really come down to not embracing or understanding a proper clojure(script) workflow and/or not really understanding the tooling that currently exists. I double checked the date of this article to make sure
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by erichmond 11y ago
For me it's all about the lexicon verbssssssssss
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by erichmond 11y ago
Can't recommend http://www.onyxplatform.org/ highly enough. Tight core of extremely talented and passionate engineers who are working on an exciting project in a more exciting space.
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by erichmond 11y ago
Haha, funny you mention Onyx! We pipe data from kafka into storm :) Great combo!
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by erichmond 11y ago
I'm always fascinated by the lack of discussion around distributed systems tooling on HN. Anyway! Congrats!

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