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Initial implementation of Clojure targeted CLR and JVM. Urban legend says: Rich Hickey named the language "Clojure" because it has 'c', 'l', 'r' and 'j…

- install git - install Emacs - clone my dotemacs repo - clone dotfiles repo with a single org file (that comprises my entire machine configuration) - Run M-x org-babel-tangle. That "extracts&quo…

Clojure did it again. Most paid language.

Yeah, everyone is different. I tried experimenting with 20-30-40 minute intervals and decided 25 is the optimal for me. But it really has to be distraction free. I use brain.fm or instrumental music (…

Sometimes that happens. I try not to skip breaks, they are important part of pomodoro. But Emacs ain't my dad - if I feel like skipping a break or taking one before the end of the current cycle -…

I've tried many different things and I finally have a solution that (I think) works for me: It's Emacs' Org-mode in combination with Org-pomodoro - First, using org-capture I would crea…

> Pay for a language doesn't reflect skill, or even implied skill In this case it sorta does: a) Clojure is known for having a bit of learning curve and being a Lisp, it rarely attracts newbie…

> I doubt it matters how pretty you write your code Clojure it's not (just about) beautiful and concise code. There's a lot more to it. And JVM in my experience is not a problem. I was sk…

> The Clojure looks unfamiliar That's my point. It is simply "unfamiliar" to majority of developers who have never tried Lisps. And a lot of people throw baseless claims it to be &qu…

My point being is: people often complain about readability of Clojure and Lisps in general without even giving it a heartfelt attempt. They complain about parentheses (which becomes a non-issue within…

Let's not go into the rabbit hole of "Scala has no problems"

I guess we would have to believe your empirical observations and ignore the facts: - Clojure has been noted as the most payed language in dev surveys of the past few years - Again, different surveys (…

Kotlin simply is an attempt to fix Scala problems, which in itself is an attempt to fix Java problems. Clojure by design - simply doesn't have those problems.

sure, because Sure, because this (taken from React's JSX example page): <DashboardUnit data-index="2"> <h1>Scores</h1> <Scoreboard className=…

Yeah, there are people who simply can't read Lisp syntax. Where I see structure and beauty, they see "murder of parens" (or whatever demeaning collective noun they use to describe it). …

Are you implying Clojure is not simple? Have you ever watched Rich Hickey's "Simple made easy" talk? If you haven't, I highly recommend it. Disclaimer: It's not about Clojure.

LOL. Clojure is actually one of languages with a terse and minimal syntax, pragmatisized to its core.

When node.js came out I was extremely excited. I remember watching video where Ryan Dahl received standing ovations and I almost jumped myself out of my chair to applaud. I neither liked Javascript no…

It doesn't recommend - it just lists this as a possibility. There's a big difference.

You're kidding? Clojurescript ecosystem is so more matured and production-ready than any of other alternatives. Clojurists emphasize simplicity and pragmatism. Why most popular front-end cljs wra…

> you're going to need to write a web app, and then it's super annoying that your frontend code is in a completely different language than the backend, with completely different quirks It…

Have you actually used Clojure? Or you deduced that purely from reading articles about it? Clojure tames Java and Javascript to the point that you don't even realize that you're working with…

Gimme a general purpose language that has a REPL. Not that crippled, useless garbage that most non-lisp languages have (typed or whatever). What makes Clojure awesome - it's the REPL. Everything …

Lisp ain't no "secret weapon" anymore. Clojure has restored historical awesomeness of Lisp. It's been rated as the most paid PL in most popular dev surveys of the past two-three ye…

And of course surveys of recent years shown that the highest paid PLs are F# and Clojure. Coincidence? I don't think so.

I can share my anecdotal experience. I've used IntelliJ for about 7 years. For a long time I hesitated to switch to Emacs because IntelliJ has superb git integration. I thought Emacs simply canno…

Recommendation to a former Vimmer who wants to try Emacs to avoid Spacemacs IMO is irrational. Spacemacs and Doom-emacs are the best things to try. Spacemacs is well documented, community supported an…

https://github.com/agzam/exwm-edit

I'm using Spacemacs and Layouts (they based on persp-mode). Either way - multi-monitor setup is a pain, but that's IMO more like X11 problem. I rarely use multiple monitors with my Linux mac…