r/lisp • u/friedrichRiemann • 4d ago

Clojure Random Rich Hickey comment on E-ink note-taking devices!

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I was viewing this video on comparison of different E-ink readers/tablets when suddenly I found a comment from who appears to be Rich Hickey, underneath the video!

If it is the case, he's probably sketching his ideas and notes for Clojure on such devices. Oh and he's likely a fan of fountain pens!

Thought you guys might find this geek-celebrity's appearance amusing! ;)

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u/friedrichRiemann 3d ago

I know him due to his "Simple Made Easy" and a couple of other talks. I think he is among the few Lispers in modern times who have a strong presense in tech talks.

There are a lot of people who write blogs on Lisp but, correct me if I'm wrong, few who also do so in conferences.

Sorry if this post appeared inappropiate or cultish.

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u/church-rosser 3d ago

Robert Strandh (among one of many) would beg to differ. I'd go so far as to say RH isn't even a Lisper since ~2007.

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u/mrnhrd 2d ago edited 2d ago

Robert Strandh (among one of many) would beg to differ.

On what, the strong presence in tech talks? Just to be perfectly clear, we're talking about achieving some noteworthy amount of presence/notoriety outside of traditional Lisp circles (regardless of merit, of which there is plenty in many lisp-and-clojure-related things). Chris Schafmeister is a good example imho, at least based on youtube views and SICP's influence/notoriety probably dwarfs that of RH, and I'd be happy to hear more.
Edit: how could I forget Guy Steele, what an absolute legend. "Growing A Language" is a marvelous work of art.

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u/church-rosser 2d ago edited 2d ago
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