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In this episode I talk with Bridget Hillyer.  We talk her introduction to functional programming, ClojureBridge, StrangeLoop, community building, Onyx Platform, and more. Our Guests, Bridget Hillyer bridgethillyer on Github Announcements PolyConf 2016 will be taking place on June 30th – July 2nd.  Visit http://polyconf.com/ to keep updated with news as more details become available. Curry On is taking place July 18th and 19th in Rome.  Visit curry-on.org to find out more and to register. Full Stack Fest will be hold in Barcelona on September 5-9th. You can check out  2016.fullstackfest.com/call-for-papers —to find out more and submit your paper too. If you have a conference related to functional programming, contact me, and I will be happy to announce it. Topics About Bridget How Bridget was exposed to Clojure Cognitect ClojureConj Why Clojure “This [Lisp] is too simple” Lessons applied to work in Java from learning Clojure Value Objects “Way more cognisant of state” Like to see Java now with Java 8 Craig Andera on Episode 2 4Clojure Clojure Bridge Overview of what a Bridge is Rails Bridge Bridge Foundry Difference in starting with beginners in programming vs beginners to Clojure “For people who are new to programming […] it’s really easy to teach them functional programming principles” Tips for getting started to exposing a Bridge to a new audience Girl Develop It Women Who Code “Make sure to offer something and give something back” Black Girls Code National Society for Black Engineers StrangeLoop How Bridget got involved with the StrangeLoop conference Sponsor people to go to conferences Ruby Central Hired Ashe Dryden to design scholarship program Things that we might do that turns people off from the community The “Smug LISP Weenie” problem The “True Believer” club Being introspective on how our reactions are perceived “We are pushing people away” Onyx “It’s just data” StrangeLoop 2016 StrangeLoop CFP is open through May 9th, 2016 Opportunity Grants are open through May 16th, 2016 Registration opens early June What kind of talks fit for StrangeLoop Carin Meier’s talk on Chemical Computing Carin Meier on Functional Geekery talking about her StrangeLoop talk Valerie Aurora Frame Shift Consulting “Take a few minutes to think about how to make your language community more inclusive” As always, a giant Thank You goes to David Belcher for the logo design.

In this episode I talk with Bridget Hillyer. We talk her introduction to functional programming, ClojureBridge, StrangeLoop, community building, Onyx Platform, and more. <h2>Our Guests, Bridget Hillyer</h2> <a href="https://github.com/bridgethillyer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">bridgethillyer</a> on Github <h3>Announcements</h3> PolyConf 2016 will be taking place on June 30th – July 2nd. Visit <a href="http://polyconf.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://polyconf.com/</a> to keep updated with news as more details become available. Curry On is taking place July 18th and 19th in Rome. Visit <a href="http://www.curry-on.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">curry-on.org</a> to find out more and to register. Full Stack Fest will be hold in Barcelona on September 5-9th. You can check out <a href="https://2016.fullstackfest.com/call-for-papers" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">2016.fullstackfest.com/call-for-papers</a> —to find out more and submit your paper too. If you have a conference related to functional programming, contact me, and I will be happy to announce it. <h3>Topics</h3> About Bridget How Bridget was exposed to Clojure <a href="http://cognitect.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cognitect</a> <a href="http://clojure-conj.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureConj</a> Why Clojure “This [Lisp] is too simple” Lessons applied to work in Java from learning Clojure Value Objects “Way more cognisant of state” Like to see Java now with Java 8 <a href="https://www.functionalgeekery.com/episode-2-craig-andera/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Craig Andera on Episode 2</a> <a href="http://www.4clojure.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">4Clojure</a> <a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Clojure Bridge</a> Overview of what a Bridge is <a href="http://railsbridge.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rails Bridge</a> <a href="http://bridgefoundry.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bridge Foundry</a> Difference in starting with beginners in programming vs beginners to Clojure “For people who are new to programming […] it’s really easy to teach them functional programming principles” Tips for getting started to exposing a Bridge to a new audience <a href="https://www.girldevelopit.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Girl Develop It</a> <a href="https://www.womenwhocode.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Women Who Code</a> “Make sure to offer something and give something back” <a href="http://www.blackgirlscode.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Black Girls Code</a> <a href="http://www.nsbe.org/Home.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">National Society for Black Engineers</a> <a href="https://thestrangeloop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">StrangeLoop</a> How Bridget got involved with the StrangeLoop conference Sponsor people to go to conferences Ruby Central Hired <a href="http://www.ashedryden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ashe Dryden</a> to design scholarship program Things that we might do that turns people off from the community The “Smug LISP Weenie” problem The “True Believer” club Being introspective on how our reactions are perceived “We are pushing people away” <a href="http://www.onyxplatform.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Onyx</a> “It’s just data” StrangeLoop 2016 <a href="https://thestrangeloop.com/cfp.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">StrangeLoop CFP is open through May 9th, 2016</a> <a href="https://thestrangeloop.com/opportunity.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Opportunity Grants are open through May 16th, 2016</a> Registration opens early June What kind of talks fit for StrangeLoop <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHoYNStQOEc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Carin Meier’s talk on Chemical Computing</a> <a href="https://www.functionalgeekery.com/episode-29-carin-meier/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Carin Meier on Functional Geekery talking about her StrangeLoop talk</a> <a href="http://valerieaurora.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Valerie Aurora</a> <a href="https://frameshiftconsulting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Frame Shift Consulting</a> “Take a few minutes to think about how to make your language community more inclusive” As always, a giant Thank You goes to <a href="https://twitter.com/davidjbelcher" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">David Belcher</a> for the logo design.

Functional Geekery Episode 50 - Bridget Hillyer

We talk to Bridget Hillyer about ClojureBridge and increasing diversity in the Clojure community. Listen to or download this episode. Subscribing to The Cognicast The show is available on iTunes! You can also subscribe to the podcast using our podcast feed. As we move to complete the technical infrastructure work around the merger of Relevance and Metadata Partners into Cognitect, we will definitely be providing a subscription feed for The Cognicast. In the meantime, you can be sure not to miss an episode by continuing to subscribe to ThinkRelevance: The Podcast viathe existing feed. All new episodes of The Cognicast will be published via these existing channels, and when we do get a new feed, we'll make the transition seamless. You can send feedback about the show topodcast@cognitect.com, or leave a comment here on the blog. Thanks for listening! Our Guest, Bridget Hillyer on the webon GitHubon Twitter Music Bridget chose "Brigitte" by Stereolab to start the show and "Work" by Gang Starr to end the show. Topics Strange LoopStructure and Interpretation of Computer ProgrammingClojureBridgeRailsBridgeSarah Allen (@ultrasaurus)Sarah Mei (@sarahmei)Sean Corfield (@seancorfield)Grace Hopper"To the Moon" - by Russ Olsen (@russolsen)Daniel Higginbotham (@nonrecursive)Clinton Dreisbach (@cndreisbach)ClojureBridge Durham - REGISTERClojureBridge San FranciscoCarin Meier (@gigasquid)Jennifer Eliuk (@7maples)ScratchKyle Kingsbury (@aphyr)Clojure from the Ground UpClojure for the Brave and TrueEric Normand (@ericnormand)LispCast Introduction to ClojureAlex Miller (@puredanger)Lynn Grogan (@lynngrogan)Maggie Litton (@MaggieLitton)Yoko Harada (@yokolet)Jamie Kite (@jgkite)HoplonAlan Dipert (@alandipert)OmDavid Nolen (@swannodette) Credits Episode Cover Art: Michael Parenteau Audio Production Russ Olsen Production Assistance: Alex MillerLynn GroganDaemian Mack We talk to Bridget Hillyer about ClojureBridge and increasing diversity in the Clojure community. Listen to or download this episode.

We talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/BridgetHillyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridget Hillyer</a> about <a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureBridge</a> and increasing diversity in the Clojure community. <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cognicast/shows/cognicast-053-bridget-hillyer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to</a> or <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cognicast/shows/cognicast-053-bridget-hillyer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">download</a> this episode. <h1>Subscribing to The Cognicast</h1> The show is <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thinkrelevance-the-podcast/id498067022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">available on iTunes</a>! You can also subscribe to the podcast using our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thinkrelevance/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast feed</a>. As we move to complete the technical infrastructure work around the <a href="http://cognitect.com/hello" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">merger</a> of Relevance and Metadata Partners into <a href="http://cognitect.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cognitect</a>, we will definitely be providing a subscription feed for The Cognicast. In the meantime, you can be sure not to miss an episode by continuing to subscribe to ThinkRelevance: The Podcast via<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thinkrelevance/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the existing feed</a>. All new episodes of The Cognicast will be published via these existing channels, and when we do get a new feed, we'll make the transition seamless. You can send feedback about the show to<a href="mailto:podcast@cognitect.com">podcast@cognitect.com</a>, or leave a comment here on the blog. Thanks for listening! <h1>Our Guest, Bridget Hillyer</h1> <ul><li><a href="http://bridgetconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on the web</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/bridgethillyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on GitHub</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BridgetHillyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h1>Music</h1> Bridget chose <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1aCHzd8WYg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Brigitte" by Stereolab</a> to start the show and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upXMXFJ1l5E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Work" by Gang Starr</a> to end the show. <h1>Topics</h1> <ul><li><a href="http://thestrangeloop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strange Loop</a></li><li><a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureBridge</a></li><li><a href="http://railsbridge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RailsBridge</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ultrasaurus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Allen</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/ultrasaurus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ultrasaurus</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Mei</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahmei" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sarahmei</a>)</li><li><a href="http://corfield.org/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Corfield</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/seancorfield" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seancorfield</a>)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace Hopper</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sso4HtvJsw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"To the Moon"</a> - by <a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/russ-olsen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russ Olsen</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/russolsen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@russolsen</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.flyingmachinestudios.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Higginbotham</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/nonrecursive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nonrecursive</a>)</li><li><a href="http://dreisbach.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clinton Dreisbach</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/cndreisbach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@cndreisbach</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/events/2014-04-04-durham-nc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureBridge Durham</a> - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clojurebridge-workshop-durham-nc-tickets-10658294245" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></li><li><a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/events/2014-05-02-san-francisco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureBridge San Francisco</a></li><li><a href="http://gigasquidsoftware.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carin Meier</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/gigasquid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gigasquid</a>)</li><li><a href="http://jennifereliuk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Eliuk</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/7maples" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@7maples</a>)</li><li><a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scratch</a></li><li><a href="http://aphyr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kyle Kingsbury</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/aphyr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aphyr</a>)</li><li><a href="http://aphyr.com/posts/301-clojure-from-the-ground-up-welcome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clojure from the Ground Up</a></li><li><a href="http://www.braveclojure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clojure for the Brave and True</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lispcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Normand</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnormand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ericnormand</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.purelyfunctional.tv/intro-to-clojure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LispCast Introduction to Clojure</a></li><li><a href="http://tech.puredanger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Miller</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/puredanger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@puredanger</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lynngrogan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynn Grogan</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/lynngrogan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lynngrogan</a>)</li><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/maggie-litton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maggie Litton</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/MaggieLitton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MaggieLitton</a>)</li><li><a href="http://yokolet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yoko Harada</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/yokolet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@yokolet</a>)</li><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/jamie-kite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamie Kite</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/jgkite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jgkite</a>)</li><li><a href="http://hoplon.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoplon</a></li><li><a href="http://alandipert.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Dipert</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/alandipert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alandipert</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/swannodette/om" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Om</a></li><li><a href="http://swannodette.github.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Nolen</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/swannodette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@swannodette</a>)</li></ul> <h1>Credits</h1> Episode Cover Art: <ul><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/michael-parenteau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Parenteau</a></li></ul> Audio Production <ul><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/russ-olsen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russ Olsen</a></li></ul> Production Assistance: <ul><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/alex-miller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Miller</a></li><li><a href="http:///authors/LynnGrogan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynn Grogan</a></li><li><a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/daemian-mack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daemian Mack</a></li></ul> We talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/BridgetHillyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridget Hillyer</a> about <a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClojureBridge</a> and increasing diversity in the Clojure community. <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cognicast/shows/cognicast-053-bridget-hillyer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to</a> or <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cognicast/shows/cognicast-053-bridget-hillyer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">download</a> this episode.

Bridget Hillyer - Cognicast Episode 053