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I am still working on learning Clojure for a fun project. As I’m going through the learning process, I want to talk about a couple of resources. Calva If you like Visual Studio Code, which I do, you should know about Calva, an extension for VS Code. This extension is fantastic. It has a straightforward way to get a REPL up and running and a starter project, making playing around with the language pretty simple. ...

There are many more technologically relevant things I should be writing about today, but forgive me. Today is February 14th, and as such is known as Valentine’s Day. While my truest Valentine is my dog, Coco, this day can be a day of sharing love with others. That is the way I celebrate. I’m telling everyone out there that I have an affinity for you. Even if we have quarreled and disagreed, you deserve love and affection. You have a purpose, are worthy, and are actually quite amazing in your way. You are different from everyone else, and your individuality makes you special, unique, and extraordinary. ...

Not wanting another project, I created another one: Dogs Of Newport. One of my goals for this year is to start retaking photos. Not just take pictures but also make photos. Spend time trying to get something decent out of the box we call a camera. One of my favorite subjects is the dogs in the town. As a dog owner, a chunk of my daily is set aside to care for my four-legged best friend. During this time, I meet other four legged creatures around town. Some fantastic dogs are in town, and even more come to visit over the summer. ...

I’m working with a friend on a top-secret project I hope to tell you more about soon. Still, because my friend likes functional programming, I’m dusting off some of the material I learned in college at Villanova and better understanding some concepts that escaped me back then. What is Clojure What is Clojure? Clojure is a Lisp-like, functional programming language that compiles jar files to run on the JVM. This means it will run anywhere you can run Java. It also means you can use existing Java libraries in your Clojure code. ...

Forgive the vagueness of this post, but this week has been a hard week where I’ve had to let go of a big commitment in my life. It’s personal. I’m devastated and hurting, but I know this was the path forward. Letting it go was hard for me, and it comes with many complex emotions, including fear of abandoning people who depend on me. I’m shirking some responsibility that I had previously assumed. ...