Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools

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Tim Ewald compares programming in Clojure to woodworking with hand tools, small composable functions and data shaped by hand rather than big framework 'power tools'; a well-crafted talk whose analogy illuminates functional practice.

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Tim Ewald uses the analogy of hand tools to explain Clojure's approach: small composable functions and learning your tools deeply.

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Part of Clojure/conj 2013

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