On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:36 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'?
I think this should be a demo of the basic use of Refs and STM. The tough part is keeping this simple enough to explain and demo in 4 minutes. The bank example at http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html#ReferenceTypes is too long. Maybe a simplified version of that can be created. > What community contribution(s) should we showcase? I think this should be a simple demo of Compojure. I have one at http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html#WebApps that you are welcomed to use. -- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
