In Clojure we use again and again the same data structures and have many functions operating on them. Java programmers, on the other hand, create a unique class for every grouping of data, with its…
As a Clojure developer thrown into an "enterprise" Java/Spring/Groovy application, I have a unique opportunity to experience and think about the differences between functional (FP) and object-oriented…
We've recently been developing a cross platform application. In its core, it is not cross-platform as in mobile versus desktop, but moreso one language intertwined with another. Let's walk through our…
"It will only take about an hour," I said to her. Two days later, a pull request awaits review. Where has all that time gone? What are the sources of delay in software development and how can we make…
This is a short summery about the engineering workshop in UiT university. Motivation We, at Telia, are encouraged to share our knowledge and contribute to the community. One of the main contributions…
We have a Java/Groovy Spring Boot webapp, mainly running a bunch of batch jobs fetching, transforming and combining data. It is challenging to troubleshoot production issues because some production…
The infamous Java exception is hardly understandable to a mere mortal. What it wants to say is, most likely, something like this: Sorry, none of the cryptographic protocols/versions and cipher suites…
When shifting one of our applications towards client-side rendering from server-side, performance became important. With server-side rendering, there was no thought around how the user perceived our…
Our experience shows that hiring people for a Clojure(Script) project is relatively easy (in Oslo, Norway) despite a market where demand exceeds supply. But it is important to use the right channels…
