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Betting our Startup on Clojure by Nick McAvoy
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- Presented by Nick McAvoy, Engineering Manager at Crossbeam
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Nick McAvoy shares his experience choosing Clojure for a startup, managing complexity, and hiring and training engineers.
Nick McAvoy is on a quest for simplicity, and he is delighted to have found Clojure along the way. At Crossbeam, he manages a team of engineers known as the Pinto Beams. Elsewhere, other simple loves of his include: naturally leavened bread; Aristotelian cosmology; the bicycle; the piano; marriage and fatherhood. He lives in Philadelphia, USA with a side of South Korea. linkedin.com/in/nick-mcavoy/ twitter.com/ohbadiah The chapters: Welcome by Magnus Intro of Nick Agenda of the presentation Isn’t this the answer? Thinking about language choice The partner’s dilemma Year One: Language choice – Python The troubles with snakes The Goldblum – fighting complexity Model essentials Year two: Going for it But, can you hire for that? Teaching Clojure Year 3: Growing up Year 4: Living the dream Conclusion Questions Video sponsor – Ada Beat adabeat.com/ If you want to spread functional programming and support the channel, buy something from the shop: funcprogsweden.myspreadshop.net/ #funcprogswedenWhy it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Recommended as an insightful talk on the practical benefits and challenges of using Clojure in a startup.