ClojureBridge | Jennifer Eliuk - Apprenticeships, I Implore You
summary
Covers building ClojureBridge curriculum (calls World Bank indicators API, deploys small Clojure app to Heroku) and running free beginner workshops that drew >500 signups and sold out initial Durham and San Francisco events. Argues apprenticeships turn code-school grads into productive hires, reports Democracy Works hires two apprentices who become junior devs at TurboVote.org, recommends pair programming, an 80/20 learning rule, and small incremental tests to sustain progress.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Start
- 3:21The state of diversity in Clojure
- 10:07Goals of the curriculum
- 11:26Curriculum approach
- 14:23Thank you to our sponsors
- 20:13BENEFITS TO TEAMS
- 21:59BENEFITS TO DEVELOPERS
- 24:10SMALL INCREMENTAL STEPS
- 26:48REVIEW OLD CODE
- 27:21DOCUMENTATION
- 28:13LET THEM MAKE MISTAKES
- 29:38SUGGESTED READING
- 30:24FINAL THOUGHTS
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