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ClojureScript - Better Semantics at Low Low Prices!

David Nolen unveils optimization techniques behind ClojureScript: code size, expression-oriented semantics, numerics, operations on JS primitive types, persistent data structures, etc.

David Nolen
on Nov 14, 2012

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Types vs. Tests: An Epic Battle?

Amanda Laucher and Paul Snively debate solving problems through types and tests using different approaches.

Paul Snively Amanda Laucher
on Nov 13, 2012

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51:53
Distributed Apps: The Joys of Testing and Debugging

Chris Houser discusses stack traces in Clojure and introduces a library for investigating activity across multiple threads and servers, plus a technique for reproducing race conditions.

Chris Houser
on Oct 12, 2012

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38:59
Writing Datomic in Clojure

Rich Hickey introduces Datomic, including architectural and implementation details.

Rich Hickey
on Oct 08, 2012

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01:01:30
Macros are Hard!

David McNeil introduces a model for thinking about Clojure evaluation through code samples with the purpose for an easier understanding and writing of macros.

David McNeil
on Oct 04, 2012

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44:57
Building ClojureScript Libraries: Google Closure and Challenges of a Young Language

Creighton Kirkendall introduces Google Closure Tools and the challenges writing a ClojureScript library.

Creighton Kirkendall
on Sep 28, 2012

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27:04
ClojureScript Anatomy

Michael Fogus discusses the internal workings of ClojureScript, how it analyzes and compiles Clojure code to JavaScript.

Michael Fogus
on Sep 24, 2012

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44:25
Bootstrapping Clojure at Groupon

Tyler Jennings presents how he ended up choosing Clojure, how he is using a Ruby tool-chain in Clojure, plus advice on introducing Clojure to a team.

Tyler Jennings
on Sep 19, 2012

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DSLs in Clojure

Jim Duey advises on solving a problem by dividing it in smaller requirements that are dealt with, then using DSLs to compose results into one big solution. Code samples in Clojure.

Jim Duey
on Sep 18, 2012

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24:57
Namespaces, Vars, and Symbols (Oh, My!)

Craig Andera explains how some of the main Clojure constructs – namespaces, vars, symbols – are processed during the read and eval phases of the compilation.

Craig Andera
on Sep 10, 2012

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43:15
Continuous Testing in Clojure

Bill Caputo discusses adopting continuous testing for Clojure, what are the goals of such a practice, how it differs from other languages, practical considerations (tools, setup) and a demonstration.

Bill Caputo
on Sep 06, 2012

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The Generative Generation

Aaron Bedra shows code samples for writing Clojure tests using the test.generative framework, explaining why this framework and testing are useful.

Aaron Bedra
on Sep 05, 2012

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