Alex Miller, GitHub user, discusses the closure crunch event in 2023 and plans for the next event. The chapter discusses the announcement of the free atomic and Rich's current activities. Recent releases and updates in Clojure development are also covered, along with challenges and opportunities in spec two and error messages. The disconnect between primitive object and object references in Clojure is explored, as well as the work of the Clojure community and its ambassadors.
Remote access was well-received at the Closure conference, making it more engaging and inclusive for remote attendees.
The Atomic, a free and available tool, has seen increased usage and is attracting new users.
Deep dives
Closure conference and remote access
The closure conference discussed the success of the recent closure conference and the addition of remote access for next year's conference. The remote access was well-received and will be continued to make the conference more engaging and inclusive for remote attendees.
Updates on the Atomic
The Atomic, which is free and available both on cloud and on-prem, was discussed. The team at Newbank has been actively working on improving performance and adding new features. The Atomic has seen an increase in usage and is attracting new users.
Rich Hickey and Closure Development
Rich Hickey, the creator of Closure, has shifted his focus and is now working on his own projects and Closure ideas. However, it is mentioned that there is still time for working on Closure development and he is expected to be present at next year's closure conference.
Closure 112 and Future Releases
Closure 112 has seen several releases, introducing efficient drop and partition features, improvements in Varan code, added features related to bases and Java process API. The next release is expected to bring new functions for Java streams, methods as values, and better support for VarDags. Plans are also discussed to move the minimum Java version to 11 in future releases.