Effective Programs - 10 Years of Clojure - Rich Hickey

What this video covers

Rich Hickey's talk at Clojure's tenth anniversary on the kind of programs Clojure is designed for. He argues for situated programs that deal with changing requirements, and for dynamic typing and data over static types.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN's go-to link in typing debates and for talk lists, and several call it their favorite programming talk even for non-Clojure users.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“Rich Hickey has a lot of excellent stuff to say.”

“Highly recommended to read the transcript or watch the video, even if you are not interested in the language itself.”

“Whole video is gold, is my fav programming talk of all time.”