Rich Hickey on Time, State and Clojure's Immutable Data

Zhang Jian · Talk · YouTube title: Are We There Yet - Rich Hickey

Why it's here

Recommended as one of the best explanations of why Clojure and a functional, immutable approach to state exist.

What it covers

Rich Hickey's talk on time, state, identity and values, arguing that mutable object-oriented modeling fits the world poorly. It lays out the thinking behind Clojure's approach to data and change.