Description
Clojure changed how many developers think about data: immutable facts, temporal structure over time, and code as data. But what changes when these ideas move beyond the Clojure ecosystem? Stardust explores how Clojure and Datomic concepts can be reimagined in a language-agnostic data platform for messy, real-world open data. It looks at what transfers cleanly, what requires new trade offs outside the JVM, and how real-world measurement reshapes system design. It’s not about preserving a stack, but about carrying forward ideas like simplicity, compatibility, and care for data across different languages and systems.
Speaker: Delaney Gillilan, Synadia, Senior Product Strategy Engineer
Delaney has a rich and varied background from full stack game development, military systems of record, gambling and slot machines, to even a stint in the circus. He has a love for creating tools and engines for other creators to use and moves fast!
0:00 Introduction to Clojure
1:26 Programming with hand tools
5:15 Mechanical sympathy
12:41 Porting ideas from Clojure
20:10 The Stardust database demo
31:40 Performance and future outlook
36:09 Conclusion and resources