Rich Hickey rants about HttpServletRequest in 1080p: Death By Specificity from Clojure Made Simple

Why it was recommended

A classic rant by Rich Hickey

Strong recommendationtravisjungroth · Original2023-11

What it covers

A five-minute excerpt of Rich Hickey's Clojure Made Simple talk, with new slides, ranting about HttpServletRequest and specificity. He argues for using generic maps instead. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Fred Overflow

Length

4 min 57 sec

Year

2019

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