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.title = "Clojure",
.author = "Martin Ashby",
.date = @date("2021-10-06T21:35:37+01:00"),
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I'm learning [Clojure](https://clojure.org) on the basis that you should learn something that will change your way of thinking. I've previously stuck to C-family languages, and I work professionally with Java.

To do this I'm working through [Clojure for the Brave and True](https://nostarch.com/clojure), which has a good balance of whimsy (it's not so dry as other technical books) and exercises vs plain reading material.

I'm planning to build a slack clone using full-stack clojure, since I learn faster if I get stuck in and try something.