I can only speak from my experience, but the thing that really got my attention was the idea of 'code as data'. In particular, for me, looking through Koza's Genetic Programming book blew my mind. It would be cool to come up with a nice GP demo.
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'll be doing two sessions involving Clojure at JavaOne this June. One > is a traditional talk (TS-4164), the other is as a participant in the > Script Bowl 2009: A Scripting Languages Shootout (PAN-5348). > > The 'script' bowl is a friendly competition, basically a place to show > off your language and seek audience acclaim. > > "Scripting language gurus returning from 2008 are Groovy, JRuby, > Jython, and Scala. This year there is also a new kid on the block: > Clojure." > > There are two very brief rounds, 4 minutes per language each round . > > round 1: Core language and libraries round (show something really cool > with the core language and libraries) > > round 2: Community round (show some significant community > contributions) > > Note there is no comparative aspect, each language presenter talks up > their own language and the audience decides, so it's not an > opportunity to draw contrasts explicitly. It's about being pro- > Clojure, not anti- anything else. > > The audience is Java developers, many of whom will have never seen > Clojure or any Lisp. > > I'd appreciate some suggestions *and help* preparing demos for the > Script Bowl. What (that could be demonstrated in 4 minutes) would make > you think - 'Clojure looks cool, I need to look into it'? What > community contribution(s) should we showcase? > > Thanks, > > Rich > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
