rafd / clojure-blog

My Clojure static blog generator

I build ventures. Mostly web apps. Exclusively in Clojure.

Currently, my main focus is on recovering from burn-out creating a space for massively collaborative online ventures.

Interested in learning Clojure? I host a weekly study group and a monthly mob programming session via Clojure Camp.

Talks

Occasionally, when I have something interesting on my mind, I attempt to distill it into a somewhat comprehensible talk:

• 📺 Solving Problems the Clojure Way

  My attempt at explaining two of the core pillars of Clojure programming: functional programming and data-oriented programming. Features a step-by-step refactor of imperative code to functional code (in Javascript).

  "This is by far the best talk I've seen explaining functional programming" <- someone on YouTube, so you should definitely trust them

• 📺 Data-Oriented Programming

  I try to distill "data-oriented programming" and "data-driven programming," as practised by the Clojure community.

• 📺 Declarative Domain Logic

  Domain Modeling via Data-Oriented programming in Clojure?

• 📺 Composing Applications

  Organizing code by features to enable "append-only" programming for web applications.

Background

When I was 12, my mom won a spot at a programming course at a tiny private college. She didn't stick with it, but I used the books she bought to learn the basics of HTML + CSS + JS + PHP and started making shitty websites for people (with heavy use of Flash animations). I discovered Rails, built a lot of little web apps with it, and also learned Ruby as a result. I made a single project with the early Node ecosystem, but after being introduced to the simplicity of Clojure, it has kept me happy for the last 8+ years.

I program mostly for the joy of creation. I make things mostly to explore ideas and to solve problems for myself or others.

My goal in life is to maximize the value I create for others, and to help others do the same.

I spent 4 grueling years earning a degree in energy-systems engineering, which to the chagrin of my parents, I've put to no use whatsoever.

For the last few years, I've been doing a mix of startups (not-yet-successful), consulting (life-draining), teaching (rewarding) and traveling (environmentally-questionable).