beginners

Mtende Kuyokwa 2026-05-27T20:59:16.140699Z

what youtube channels do you supplement with the clojure brave and true book. I sometimes get confused with the concept and do not know how to move forward. I mean googling helps but I think watching a youtube video would be better. I am looking for more technical and less philosopy

Evgeny Zislis 2026-05-27T21:04:49.017639Z

The best way to learn is to write code.

Evgeny Zislis 2026-05-27T21:05:47.245999Z

I found the videos from this guy quite useful at explaining "how things work" as a beginner. https://youtu.be/8aCO_wNuScQ

Mtende Kuyokwa 2026-05-27T21:18:15.506459Z

yes. I do plan to do more of that. I am doing it along the the book

yaiba 2026-05-27T22:13:48.946079Z

I recently just did a realworld example, with the help of Claude. https://github.com/Yaiba/cljrealworld I prompt Claude to only tell me how to do it in clojure way, how to integrate all the pieces, and I write the code(most of them). I think I learned a bunch through this approach.

practicalli-johnny 2026-05-28T06:35:17.401969Z

https://4clojure.oxal.org/) is a practical way to learn the language. Evaluating the code as you write it helps concepts and function behaviour become clearer. I did a https://www.youtube.com/live/PmSPKvlJk74?si=KOJVi9HZiS5hxZdt of the first 60 or so challenges, discussing different ways to solve them.

practicalli-johnny 2026-05-28T06:36:57.485209Z

Asking specific questions in this channel is also a good way to understand (and searching for topics in this channel to see previous discussions).

Mtende Kuyokwa 2026-05-28T08:54:14.398779Z

Thank you @jr0cket. I was contemplating of whether I should use 4ever or clojure camp

practicalli-johnny 2026-05-28T12:19:40.104609Z

You may need to try a few things to see what works best for you. 4EverClojure you can do on your own (or collaboratively at a code dojo event). Iys hreat for learning the core set of functions available in Clojure. Clojure Camp you can work with others, or get feedback from that comunity. http://Exercism.io has a well crafted set of https://practical.li/clojure/coding-challenges/exercism/ with an optional online mentor for support. In December some people do #C0GLTDB2T challenges in Clojure.

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