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Oliver Marks 2026-01-23T12:54:05.647059Z

Apologies if this sort of question has already been answered, but if you could only give someone one video to peek there intrest in clojure which would it be, I know there are classic talks like "simple made easy" but I am also thinking about a good showcase in general like using the repl how you develop an application etc, there are plenty of video out there so curious if you could only give a college one / two which would you choose for someone with no prior knowledge ?

teodorlu 2026-01-23T13:40:43.542629Z

this from Jack Rusher is nice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=i_dUvhEIGBQ A specific, well defined problem is solved interactively, each interactive step can be seen.

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pez 2026-01-23T14:01:00.151769Z

I like @rafd’s Solving Problems the Clojure Way extra much. He’s not even using Clojure to show what he means. πŸ˜ƒ β€’ https://youtu.be/vK1DazRK_a0?si=bd3PD9s3TTVvIOBD

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pez 2026-01-23T14:05:46.150339Z

For me The Clojure Way includes interactive programming. I have received some interesting follow up inquiries from people who have watched this one: β€’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0K1oaFGvuQ β€’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-cys75qaCw (Same, but much shorter) I think it lands well because there is ZERO problems understanding the problem, and full focus on the interactive workflow.

pez 2026-01-23T14:08:58.419499Z

This playlist is awesome, and also teaches super good habits when coding: β€’ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVfFIUHWy-aM9e9jW2Ir80EQq1jpjIQF9

Oliver Marks 2026-01-23T15:18:17.973699Z

great thanks I will pass those along, I forgot about parens of the dead that's a great series

practicalli-johnny 2026-01-23T18:32:11.089739Z

This video gives a 2 minute peek into the essence of Clojure Repl Driven Devopment https://practical.li/clojure/introduction/repl-workflow/#evaluating-source-code

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Oliver Marks 2026-01-23T12:56:12.292769Z

this would be a cool mini web project for a site called something like "clojure peek my interest" with a small number of collated resources πŸ™‚