Clojure Corner by Flexiana
Interviews with prominent figures in the Clojure community, hosted by Flexiana.
Episodes
Welcome to Clojure Corner!In this episode, we’re joined by Alex Miller, a key figure in the Clojure community with decades of experience in software development.Alex has been building software since 1995, working across the entire product lifecycle. His journey spans languages like C++, Java, and Clojure, with a strong passion for creating software that people truly use and benefit from. Beyond development, he’s also the creator of...
In this new episode of Clojure Corner, we sat down with Bruce Hauman, Senior Software Engineer and the creator of Figwheel, for an interesting and in-depth conversation about the present and future of software development. We explored topics including:
- Innovations in Clojure
- The evolution of LLMs and modern coding practices
- Why understanding code still matters in the age of AI
- Capitalism, AI, and human capability
- Behavior-Driven De...
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Jacob O’Bryant, software engineer and Clojurist for a practical conversation about building software, frameworks, and recommender systems. 🎙️ Topics we cover:
- BIF frameworks: where they came from and how they evolved
- Entrepreneurship vs. invention: Jacob’s personal path
- Recommender systems: how they work and why they’re difficult
- The future of recommender systems and AI
- Exploration vs. exploitat...
In today's episode, we talked with Julien Bille - Lead Product Developer and one of the well-known people in the Clojure community. We covered:
- Transaction from scale to Clojure
- Building a New AI-Driven News Reader
- Challenges in Web Scraping and RSS Feeds
- Development stack and testing strategies
- AI integration in development
- Reflections on AI and Clojure development
- The importance of code quality in AI development
- The future of AI in ...
In today's episode, we talked with Christophe Grand, Co-founder and Principal Consultant, and one of the most respected voices in the Clojure community. We covered:
- Journey into Clojure
- The developer’s identity and philosophy
- Building applications: approach and philosophy
- Single-page applications & preferences
- ClojureDart and internal systems
- Ideal use cases for ClojureDart
- Front-end libraries & approaches
- Life beyond programm...
In Today’s Clojure Corner Episode, we chat with Nathan Marz, founder of Red Planet Labs, about his journey, projects, and insights into modern software development. Here’s what we covered:
- Introducing Nathan Marz and Red Planet Labs
- Exploring Distributed Systems and Apache Storm
- Understanding Rama: A Scalable Backend Framework
- Rama’s Productivity and Real-World Applications
- Case Study: G+D Forward Publishing
- Rama’s Architecture: Eve...
Welcome to Clojure Corner! In today’s episode, we chat with Jakub Holý—technical blogger, teacher, mentor, and passionate Clojure developer/DevOps engineer.
Here’s what we covered:
🔹 Open Source Contribution & Community Engagement
🔹 Understanding Wolfram and Its Ecosystem
🔹 Wolfram Engine vs. Wolfram Language
🔹 Wolframite: Bridging Clojure and Wolfram
🔹 Unique Features of Wolfram
🔹 Clojure vs. Wolfram: Comparisons and Ins...
In Today’s Clojure Corner Episode, we chat with Martin Kavalar, a Clojure developer, about his journey, projects, and insights into modern software development. Here’s what we covered:
- Transition from Physics to Software Development
- Building the Schafkopt Game: A journey of development
- Challenges in scientific software development
- Data representation and Interactivity in Software
- Clojure and its application in Data Science
- Integrati...
In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Ovi Stoica, a Clojure developer who builds fast MVPs for SaaS founders to test their products in the market. We talked about:
- Voice AI and Clojure development
- Development stacks and providers for Voice AI
- Challenges with API reliability and latency
- Local vs. cloud deployment for AI models
- Translation to Clojure: A personal journey
- T he future of software development and AI tools
- The rol...
In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Eric Dallo, maintainer of clojure-lsp, developer at Nubank, and recipient of Clojurists Together's 2025 Long-Term Funding. Topics we discussed:
- Understanding Language servers and the LSP Protocol
- Dynamic vs static Languages in language server implementation
- Challenges of implementing LSP for different languages
- Clojure Language server vs other languages servers
- Exploring NixOS and its...
In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Michiel Borkent, Clojure developer, author and maintainer of clj-kondo, babashka, SCI and squint.
Topics Discussed
- The evolution of open-source contributions
- Choosing projects and development intuition
- Comparing Squint and Cherry
- Development practices and testing strategies
- Front-end vs. back-end development in Clojure
- Exploring Clojure testing libraries
- Adopting new tools in development...
Welcome to Clojure Corner! We sat down with Oleksandr Yakushev, Clojure developer and recipient of Clojurists Together 2025 Long-Term Funding. Here’s a quick look at what we covered:
- Diverse contributions in Clojure
- Performance optimization & tooling
- AI’s impact on development
- Clojure’s compiler & bytecode insights
- The power of fast feedback loops and more...
In today’s Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Magnar Sveen, Clojure Developer at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
Topics include:
- Introduction to Clojure and its unique appeal
- The Evolution of the Full-Stack Developer role
- Shifts in Testing and Development Practices
- Pair Programming and Team Dynamics for effective collaboration
- The Intersection of Games and Programming
- Creating Engaging Game Experiences and more...
In today's Clojure Corner episode, we chat with Allen Rohner, Founder and CTO of Griffin. Topics include:
- Introduction to Clojure and early experiences
- Why developers love Clojure
- Clojure’s functional programming approach
- Building and scaling Griffin’s engineering team
- Transitioning from Kafka to FoundationDB
- The CTO’s role in a growing company and more..
In this episode of Clojure Corner, we sit down with Christian Johansen! Christian, a full-time Clojure developer at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, brings years of experience across frontend, backend, and DevOps. As an active contributor to open-source software and a tech enthusiast.
Topics include:
- Transitioning from monoliths to Clojure
- Clojure vs. Java development
- Frontend with ClojureScript and JavaScript comparisons
- Repli...
Welcome to this episode of Clojure Corner! Today, we chat with Chris Nuernberger, a seasoned expert with 20+ years of experience in cloud ML deployments, high-performance computing, 3D graphics, and functional programming.
Topics include:
- Optimizing Clojure and its ecosystem
- Clojure in scientific computing and game development
- Clojure vs Python and Java
- Building libraries for business challenges
- Lessons from NVIDIA and APL
- Balancing...
In this episode of Clojure Corner, we interview Daniel Slutsky, a mathematician, data science consultant, and co-organizer of #Scicloj, an open-source community dedicated to building a data science stack around Clojure. We covered topics including the impact of open source, probabilistic programming in Clojure, the Clojure and JVM ecosystem, community building, Clojure’s role in data science, and adopting Clojure within scientific ...
In this episode of our Clojure Corner, we interview Kira McLean, a software developer with over 8 years of experience in full-stack web development, now focusing on data processing and visualization. Kira is an active contributor to Clojure’s data science community, securing over $33K in open-source grants, mentoring more than 100 learners, and creating libraries and guides important to the ecosystem. Tune in to hear more about her...
In this episode of our Clojure Corner, we are excited to present an insightful interview with Johnny Stevenson, also known as @Practicalli Johnny is a renowned author, mentor, broadcaster, and engineer with a deep passion for Clojure.
Welcome to this episode of Clojure Corner! In this interview, we sit down with Peter Strömberg a passionate Clojurian, developer tooling enthusiast, and creator of Calva. Peter shares his experiences as a contractor and contributor to Calva,
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