Clojure Gazette 144: Can manipulating deep data structures be faster than update-in?

Written by Eric Normand. Published: October 5, 2015.

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Can manipulating deep data structures be faster than update-in?

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Gazette

Issue 144 - October 5, 2015

Hi Clojure lovers!

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Specter: Clojure's Missing Piece Youtube

Nathan Marz presented his library Specter at Strange Loop. It's an abstraction for querying and modifying deeply nested data structures while maintaining the existing structure.

The Programming Language Called Classical Chinese Youtube

I've wanted to learn Mandarin for a long time. I've tried, giving it a shot during a short stay in China. One of the hardest parts is parsing the sentences. Not because I didn't know the words, but because there was so little structure to them. This talk was great because it explained the structure that is there (very little!) in terms a computer programmer could understand.

ClojureScript - React Native

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Transcript of Are We There Yet

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The Changelog: Living Clojure, ClojureScript, and more with Carin Meier

Carin Meier gave a great interview on The Changelog podcast. She touches on Clojure, chemical programming, speech acts, and her book Living Clojure.

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