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After a month and about 175 responses, here are the results of my JDK Version Usage Survey (now closed): Versions: Almost everyone uses 1.6. A few are still using 1.5, and a few are trying out 1.7. Only a handful … Continue reading →

An antisocial experiment to answer that age-old question: who really has more fun? On Google, “blondes” get the most attention with 147 million hits.  ”Brunettes” get 78.6 million and “redheads,” 12.8 million. However, of the three, only “redheads” start off … Continue reading →

I’ve made a new version of my clojure-hadoop library. Downloads are on the main page. List of changes here. This fixes some missing pieces in the first release, and adds some more Hadoop configuration options.

My Hadoop World NYC talk went off well; here are my slides [PDF]

Hello, everyone. I’ll be performing my Clojure+Hadoop magic tricks at the following events: Friday, October 2: Hadoop World NYC.  Use the code hadoopworld_friend for 10% off the registration fee. Monday, October 5: NoSQL NYC Meetup.  Free! At both events I’ll … Continue reading →

Update: Slides and video available at LispNYC. Ok, it’s really happening this time: Stuart Sierra presents: Implementing AltLaw.org in Clojure This talk demonstrates the power of combining Clojure with large Java frameworks, such as: Hadoop – distributed map/reduce processing Solr … Continue reading →

We had to cancel my talk for tomorrow night, due to problems with the venue. LispNYC will still meet at the Sunburnt Cow, 137 Avenue C, for drinks and discussion. My presentation has been postponed to the June meeting.