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Official Clojure Documentary page with Video, Shownotes, and Links

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Why This Matters

This collection of Clojure-related talks and resources highlights the language's philosophy, evolution, and impact on software development. It underscores the importance of simplicity, immutability, and thoughtful design in creating effective and maintainable code, influencing both industry practices and developer thinking.

Key Takeaways

Simple Made Easy (2011) — Rich’s famous talk from Strange Loop 2011. Defines the distinction between "simple" and "easy."

Clojure at LispNYC (2007) - the first public talk about Clojure.

Sierra’s Blog on LispNYC Presentation — 2007. An early public introduction to Clojure.

Are We There Yet? (2009) - The Clojure state model and a dissection of time in programming.

Hammock Driven Development (2010) — On thinking deeply about problems before writing code.

Strange Loop Language Panel (2011) - A fun panel of language designers including Rich Hickey and Gerald Sussman.

The Value of Values (2012) — The case for immutable values over mutable objects.

Writing Datomic in Clojure (2012) - An overview of Datomic and how Clojure was the perfect language to write it in.

Expert to Expert: Rich Hickey and Brian Beckman - Inside Clojure (2013) - a long-form interview with Rich about Clojure.

Effective Programs - 10 Years of Clojure (2017) - Rich reflects on the first 10 years of Clojure and the prioritization of Clojure’s features for solving real-world problems.

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