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PEP 20 (aka “The Zen of Python”) is famous for establishing an ethos for the Python community.

This line, in particular, is often cited as a strength:

“There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it.”

Inspired by the Python example, the Ruby community has embraced the opposite maxim:

“There is more than one way to do it.”

Suppose you were tasked with wiring “The Zen of Clojure,” inspired by the Python example.

Abstract:

“Clojurian [your name] succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding principles for Clojure’s design into [N] aphorisms.”

What would your version sound like?

Good news for users of Visual Studio Code! 🎉

Your favorite editor just became programmable with Clojure through the Joyride extension.

This allows developers to dynamically modify and extend the editor itself, like how Emacs can be modified and extended with Elisp.

Tweak your editor to your heart's content! 🧑‍💻

Thanks to prolific Clojurians PEZ and borkdude for creating and sharing this awesomeness. 🤙

Hello, friends!

I have recently picked up Clojure and I’m in the process of getting familiar with the community. I would like to share some thoughts from my entry to this world, and casual conversations I’ve had with “outsiders” along the way.

In the past, my primary programming languages have been Python, Ruby and Elixir. When I ask developers why they like those languages, they often say things like “it’s easy to learn,” “it has such a big ecosystem, with a lot of libraries” and “the community is super welcoming and helpful.” If anyone would have asked me some years ago, I would also have given an answer along those lines.

For lack of a better term, I’ll call that “the effects of brandi