Clojure Corner by Flexiana

In today's episode, we talked with Julien Bille - Lead Product Developer and one of the well-known people in the Clojure community. We covered:

• Transaction from scale to Clojure
• Building a New AI-Driven News Reader
• Challenges in Web Scraping and RSS Feeds
• Development stack and testing strategies
• AI integration in development
• Reflections on AI and Clojure development
• The importance of code quality in AI development
• The future of AI in software development and more..

In today's episode, we talked with Christophe Grand, Co-founder and Principal Consultant, and one of the most respected voices in the Clojure community. We covered:

• Journey into Clojure
• The developer’s identity and philosophy
• Building applications: approach and philosophy
• Single-page applications & preferences
• ClojureDart and internal systems
• Ideal use cases for ClojureDart
• Front-end libraries & approaches
• Life beyond programming

In Today’s Clojure Corner Episode, we chat with Nathan Marz, founder of Red Planet Labs, about his journey, projects, and insights into modern software development. Here’s what we covered:

• Introducing Nathan Marz and Red Planet Labs
• Exploring Distributed Systems and Apache Storm
• Understanding Rama: A Scalable Backend Framework
• Rama’s Productivity and Real-World Applications
• Case Study: G+D Forward Publishing
• Rama’s Architecture: Event-Driven and Incremental Updates
• Data Management in Rama: PStates and Depots
• Handling Failures and Catch-Up Mechanisms
• Exploring Micro-Batching Implementation

Welcome to Clojure Corner! In today’s episode, we chat with Jakub Holý—technical blogger, teacher, mentor, and passionate Clojure developer/DevOps engineer.

Here’s what we covered:

🔹 Open Source Contribution & Community Engagement

🔹 Understanding Wolfram and Its Ecosystem

🔹 Wolfram Engine vs. Wolfram Language

🔹 Wolframite: Bridging Clojure and Wolfram

🔹 Unique Features of Wolfram

🔹 Clojure vs. Wolfram: Comparisons and Insights

🔹 Practical Applications & Use Cases

🔹 Exploring the Rama Programming Platform

🔹 Use Cases and Data Management in Rama

🔹 The Future of Frameworks & Community Support

In Today’s Clojure Corner Episode, we chat with Martin Kavalar, a Clojure developer, about his journey, projects, and insights into modern software development. Here’s what we covered:

• Transition from Physics to Software Development
• Building the Schafkopt Game: A journey of development
• Challenges in scientific software development
• Data representation and Interactivity in Software
• Clojure and its application in Data Science
• Integrating AI into development workflows
• Reflection on AI and Code quality
• Challenges in AI generating code
• Exploring Clojure and Datomic

In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Ovi Stoica, a Clojure developer who builds fast MVPs for SaaS founders to test their products in the market. We talked about:

• Voice AI and Clojure development
• Development stacks and providers for Voice AI
• Challenges with API reliability and latency
• Local vs. cloud deployment for AI models
• Translation to Clojure: A personal journey
• T he future of software development and AI tools
• The role of AI in software development and more...

In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Eric Dallo, maintainer of clojure-lsp, developer at Nubank, and recipient of Clojurists Together's 2025 Long-Term Funding. Topics we discussed:

• Understanding Language servers and the LSP Protocol
• Dynamic vs static Languages in language server implementation
• Challenges of implementing LSP for different languages
• Clojure Language server vs other languages servers
• Exploring NixOS and its advantages
• NixOS: A functional approach to package Management
• Updating and Managing NixOS
• Setting up NixOS and customization and more..

In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Michiel Borkent, Clojure developer, author and maintainer of clj-kondo, babashka, SCI and squint.

Topics Discussed

• The evolution of open-source contributions
• Choosing projects and development intuition
• Comparing Squint and Cherry
• Development practices and testing strategies
• Front-end vs. back-end development in Clojure
• Exploring Clojure testing libraries
• Adopting new tools in development and more..

Welcome to Clojure Corner! We sat down with Oleksandr Yakushev, Clojure developer and recipient of Clojurists Together 2025 Long-Term Funding. Here’s a quick look at what we covered:

• Diverse contributions in Clojure
• Performance optimization & tooling
• AI’s impact on development
• Clojure’s compiler & bytecode insights
• The power of fast feedback loops and more...

In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Magnar Sveen, Clojure Developer at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Clojure and its unique appeal
• The Evolution of the Full-Stack Developer role
• Shifts in Testing and Development Practices
• Pair Programming and Team Dynamics for effective collaboration
• The Intersection of Games and Programming
• Creating Engaging Game Experiences and more...