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Expert to Expert: Rich Hickey and Brian Beckman - Inside Clojure

jasonofthel33t · interview · Watch on YouTube

Functional programmingProgramming language designTech pioneers & interviews

What it is

A Channel 9 Going Deep interview in which Brian Beckman talks with Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure, about the language's design. It covers Clojure's persistent data structures, reference types and its approach to concurrency on the JVM.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters call it a fantastic introduction to Clojure and the thinking behind its design.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's probably the best technical video I've ever watched on YouTube.”

    Hour-long Rich Hickey interview, fantastic intro to Clojure and its design goals

    pk2200, 2014-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Why I am excited about Clojure”

  2. “both of those are worth watching multiple times”

    Rich Hickey interview worth rewatching

    nocman, 2018-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Minesweeper in Clojure”

  3. “Rich does an excellent job explaining them in this video”

    Rich explains Clojure reference types and atoms

    knubie, 2025-01 · Recommendation · in “Why we built Vade Studio in Clojure”

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Topics: clojure, rich hickey, persistent data structures, concurrency, functional programming

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