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I write Clojure, Kotlin, and Scala all on a pretty regular basis. Truthfully, I do write less Clojure now than at the time I wrote this post, but that's predominantly because my cu…

Blog Post Author Here: That's correct! I did not want to give up Clojure or Scala for Android however! I tried writing an app in both and it was miserable, so I went back to Java. …

Blog Post Author Here: I write Clojure, Kotlin, and Scala all on a pretty regular basis. Truthfully, I do write less Clojure now than at the time I wrote this post, but that's pred…

Blog Post Author Here: My opinion has not change as I've never looked back ;) I've found a fun little home in the JVM, but I'll definitely check out data classes in Python! That se…

Blog Post Author Here: It's really not that bad! Here are some insights into the parens! 1. I've converted Java code over to Clojure and found that it has less parens per file. 2. …

Blog Post Author Here: You're definitely right. I had a run in with PolyML in College and I was absolutely terrified of any functional language (nearly failed the class, in fact). …

The main points being: 1. If you need it, and there's not a Clojure alternative, you don't have to write your own. 2. If you have any proprietary .jars or anything like that, you c…

was F# painful pre-dotnet core? Have you tried it since? I ran into issues with F# and Mono a few years back and haven't tried since core came out.

Incanter is a fantastic toolkit. A great suggestion!

I was unaware of this and have been playing with Elm and Haskell in my spare time! Neat to know that there's a Haskell like language on the JVM! Will have to check it out :)

Blog Post Author Here: Personal Opinion: Django is a nightmare to work with. It's too opinionated and a pain in the ass. However, I love Flask. I wouldn't be where I am today had I…

I completely agree with you! I didn't call it an MVP until release, I always referred to it as "Version 1", but in reality, they're both the same thing.

In a way, it reminds me of Cartoon Characters who wear the same thing every day, they're instantly recognizable, even if you can just see their shirt/pants. The branding is the onl…