Is Clecs Dead?
My last commit to clecs repository was six months ago. It was nowhere near complete by then, I suppose it wouldn’t be unfair to think I have abandoned the project. I have not completely given up clecs, but I don’t have the motivation.
I have asked two questions about clecs a year ago:
Who in Their Right Mind Would Use Monads in Clojure?
It is a well known fact that any respectable programmer with a blog must write a tutorial on monads. And it must start with functors and build its way up to monads. I will let respectable programmers worry about this. This is not a tutorial on monads.
This is not about how to use monads in Clojure either. Also this is not some static typing versus dynamic typing comparison/flamewar. I think they both have strengths and weaknesses and neither of them is superior to the other in all areas. I reserve the right to change my opinion in favor of statically typed languages in the future.
TL;DR; You might find monads helpful in expressing large computations even in a dynamic context.
Would I like to Work for You for Free?
Yes!
I thought you would never ask.
Performance Tuning Clojure Generative Tests
Generative testing is using semi-random data instead of preset inputs and outputs in tests. Clojure’s QuickCheck port test.check provides this functionality[1]. While test.check makes it quite easy to write generative tests, it takes a bit of hand optimization to run avoid exponentially increased run times.
Displaying Clojure Test Results in Taskbar
This is a quick tip if you are using lein-test-refresh on KDE; each time tests are run you can generate a desktop notification with the test results.