Every time I want to leave #lisp or #scheme based language I stumble across awesome talk which reminds me why I love it in the first place.

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HDE7JZ-lisp-is-clay/

Damn #repl driven development is so damn awesome. Now a days If I need to write some automation scripts I use #babashka lot instead of #bash or #python

My OSS project updates for March and April 2026!

https://blog.michielborkent.nl/oss-updates-mar-apr-2026.html

Grateful for the support from Clojurists Together, Github Sponsors, contributors and users!

#clojure #babashka #cljKondo #squintcljs

#babashka support on #clojure civitas, pretty cool!

https://clojurecivitas.org/babashka/hello.html

Some initial thoughts on #Clojure, which I've been learning for an upcoming project.

- For unknown reasons, I have a soft-spot for Lisps, particularly #Scheme. Clojure is a Lisp-1 derivative, like Scheme, so that's an entirely subjective feather in its cap!
- Immutability by default is nice and something I miss in Scheme. It forces you to do functional programming, rather than taking imperative shortcuts.
- Despite my Java prejudice, it being a JVM language is highly pragmatic in terms of the breadth of the ecosystem. (Although I suspect Java's OOP focus may be quite at odds with Clojure's FP, in reality.)
- REPL-driven development is interesting, but I don't think it deserves the hype. Attaching to a REPL within an editor gives a neat feedback loop, but it's clunkier than I expected. I understand you can also attach to running processes and make hot code changes; that sounds like it could be pretty useful...but I haven't got there yet.
- No static type checking is not what I'm used to and it's tripped me up already! There's spec and contracts, etc., but it's not the same.
- Speaking of types, shunting around opaque maps feels kind of gross when there are demonstrably better ways to encapsulate data.
- #Babashka is interesting and might make for a better Bash replacement than Python.

Overall, I can't say that I'm sold...but I'm glad I jumped in and I will stick with it. I mean, I kind of have to! But it won't be reluctantly 😅

https://github.com/Xophmeister/clojure-dev

Instaparse PR to make it bb compatible!

https://github.com/Engelberg/instaparse/pull/242

#clojure #babashka

#Clojure (#Babashka) shell integration for #Zsh

Nice 😍

https://github.com/hatappo/zsh-clj-shell

#lisp

Thanks to our sponsors #babashka_conf is now fully funded (the venue + catering)!

Thanks to Nubank, Exoscale, Bob, Flexiana and Itonomi for chipping in and providing a free Clojure conference!

https://babashka.org/conf/#sponsors

Our conference t-shirt is now also for sale. We don't sell them at the conference, so order your own if you want one!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4469624707/babashka-conf-amsterdam-2026

#babashka #clojure

The Babashka Conf schedule is now live!

https://babashka.org/conf/#schedule

#babashka #babashka_conf #clojure

My OSS project updates for January and February 2026!

Thanks to all users, contributors and sponsors for keeping it going!

https://blog.michielborkent.nl/oss-updates-jan-feb-2026.html

#clojure #babashka #cljKondo