Archive for April, 2010

Compiling Clojure Code with Leiningen

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

First of all, I would like to push a little for Programming Clojure by Stuart Halloway. It’s fantastic if you have prior experience with the Java ecosystem or a LISP, it might be a bit over your head if you don’t have either. Luckily I’m coming from PicoLisp so I’m OK, I just need to get up to speed with the Java.... Read More

A list of web applications built with LISP

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The following list is compiled from the replies I got on the LISP reddit and other stuff I’ve found here and there. I suppose the aim of this list is to show that LISP is a language that can be used for web development too. Sometimes I get the impression that LISP has been stereotyped as something that belongs in some university AI lab and not really suited for something as mundane as web development. However as can be seen here, that’s just not true.... Read More

Using jQuery’s trigger for automated interfaces

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

The problem at hand that jQuery’s trigger functionality will solve is automation while at the same time facilitating implicit code reuse. We already have an interface that responds to button clicks, each button click will import statistics from a third party, display the stats and an import button, which when pressed will import the displayed stats. ... Read More

The Maltese Falcon

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

If you’re a regular reader of this blog you might know that I currently live in Malta.... Read More