Clojure Workshop (Bring a Laptop)

Clojure is earning attention as one of the most innovative languages of the JVM in use today. It draws the attention of elite developers with features like software transactional memory and its commitment to functional programming paradigms, and has clean Java interoperability besides. But beyond the buzzwords is a syntax that many developers find intimidating. There is no reason for this to be a barrier!

In this hands-on workshop, you'll write a series of small Clojure programs to solve ordinary programming problems like counting list elements, processing strings, and querying databases. Your instructor will explain each exercise to you in advance, giving you a chance to code it the provided LabREPL before showing you the solution. Bring a laptop, and be prepared to pair with a friend! You'll see that Clojure is not as hard as it might look.

About Tim Berglund

Tim serves as the VP of Developer Relations at IBM, where he and his team work to make certain parts of the IBM portfolio more accessible to developers. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a presence on YouTube explaining complex technology topics in an accessible way. He lives with his wife in Arvada, CO. He has three grown children, three step-children, and four grandchildren, with a fifth on the way.

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