Let it be

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Shows concrete patterns for decoding Clojure compiler and spec errors and how to fix them: uses a running “lazy microwave cake” example and REPL iterates through fixes until the code runs and the cake bakes. Demonstrates that the error originates in the compilation phase and spec reporting (example: even-number-of-forms? at: [:bindings]), common mistakes like treating a function as a collection (don't know how to create iseq from inc), and type/call errors (java.lang.Long cannot be cast to IFn); notes version mismatch (1.10 vs 1.11) as a real source of subtle failures and recommends using spec messages, docs and community Slack to resolve them.

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" chapters (4)

1. 0:00Start
2. 0:14Errors in Closure
3. 4:29The Birthday Cheesecake
4. 8:34Lazy Microwave Cake

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