Pre-conj Prep: Nathan Herzing and Chris Shea

October 07, 2014

Talk: Helping voters with Pedestal, Datomic, Om and core.async

Nathan Herzing and Chris Shea's talk at the conj is about using Pedestal, Om, Datomic, and core.async together. They promise to code systems live.

Background

Pedestal was the name for a frontend framework create by Cognitect. They deprecated that framework and used the name for a small piece of it that was libraries for backend web servers, which is now under development. So Pedestal now is a set of libraries for web development. Watch this Webcast for background.

Datomic is Cognitect's append-only database with Datalog queries. A nice introduction is this talk by Rich Hickey.

Om is a library in ClojureScript created by David Nolen. It is a wrapper around React, which is Facebook's library for manipulating the DOM in a functional way. Watch David Nolen's talk for a good introduction.

core.async is a library that brings Communicating Sequential Processes to Clojure and ClojureScript. A great talk on it is one by Rich Hickey.

Why it matters

I've said before that I like experience reports. This one will also combine it with live coding, which is exciting. Live coding is always a risk. This talk will combine four of the major components Clojure brings to the table, which are all very powerful in their own right. What will happen when their powers combine?

About Nathan Herzing

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About Chris Shea

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This post is one of a series called Pre-conj Prep, which originally was published by email. It's all about getting ready for the upcoming Clojure/conj, organized by Cognitect. Conferences are ongoing conversations and explorations. Speakers discuss trends, best practices, and the future by drawing on the rich context built up in past conferences and other media.

That rich context is what Pre-conj Prep is about. I want to enhance everyone's experience at the conj by surfacing that context. With just a little homework, we can be better prepared to understand and enjoy the talks and the hallway conversations, as well as the beautiful venue and city of Washington, DC.

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