ClojureTV
Executive Summary
Clojure (https://clojure.org) is a robust, practical, and fast programming language with a set of useful features that together form a simple, coherent, and powerful tool. ClojureTV brings together talks and presentations from the community and majo...
Across 19 videos, this channel demonstrates minimal persuasion intensity, primarily through Performed authenticity. Recurring themes suggest consistent operative goals beyond stated content.
Key Metrics
Performed authenticity
The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.
Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity
Channel Rating
Low influence intensity with high transparency. This channel lets content speak for itself.
What's Valuable Here
Offers a rare, detailed look at the internal triage and decision-making logic used by the maintainers of a major programming language.
CLJ Screening
Provides a clear, high-level conceptual introduction to the DBSP formalism and the benefits of incremental computation for database performance.
Databases: Are We There Yet? - Spasov
Provides a clear, high-level rationale for why Clojure's immutability and data-centric design align well with the requirements of Apache Kafka and distributed systems.
Follow the Data: Product Development in Clojure - Derek Troy...
Provides a concise, high-density technical breakdown of the fundamental data unit in Datomic, useful for software architects evaluating database internals.
Datomic Cloud - Datoms
Provides a concise, high-density technical overview of the Datomic Cloud connection workflow, which is highly valuable for developers needing a quick visual reference.
Datomic Cloud - Getting Started
Provides a creative and highly visual alternative for conceptualizing functional programming concepts like 'map', 'filter', and 'group-by' through physical movement.
The Embodied Runtime - Dennis Heihoff
Persuasion Dimensions
Most Used Techniques
Performed authenticity
The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.
Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity