In the 8th episode, meet our guest Jereme Corrado, ex-CTO of Mobot and a Clojure enthusiast since 2016. Jereme shares his extensive programming journey, emphasizing the importance of quality engineering and the challenges and rewards of adopting Clojure.
Clojure acts as a filter for hiring skilled developers genuinely interested in the language. We discussed the same idea in the 3rd episode: when interviewing seasoned Clojure developers, you can always learn something new. This aspect is critical in building a strong engineering team, especially in startup environments.
Jereme describes successful projects he has worked on, how Clojure popped up on his radar, and how he introduced it to the team. Listen to this episode to know if Clojure matters and what unique strengths and weaknesses it represents.
Worth your attention:
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf
- Clojure Yetibot: https://yetibot.com
- Freshcode Clojure team: https://www.freshcodeit.com/services/clojure-development-company
Chapters:
00:00 - Watch in the episode 08
01:09 - Introduction
01:58 - Background and first greenfield project
07:52 - Mobot mission: let's build some robots to do it
09:20 - Getting Clojure over the line
14:03 - Tech stack and decision at Mobot
15:38 - ClojureScript vs JavaScript
23:13 - First pet project with Clojure
25:21 - Navigating challenges as CTO
27:58 - Should startups choose Clojure?
32:09 - Team structure and growth
33:53 - Role of VP of Engineering
38:13 - VP of Engineering to CTO
42:21 - Clojure and AI
46:26 - Answer to the over-engineering
49:41 - Startups switching the stack
52:15 - ClojureScript experiences
54:10 - Current State of Clojure Ecosystem
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