ClojureBridge - Building a more diverse Clojure community
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One-day workshops run an evening install fest then a full day of hands-on Clojure where the first European event teaches 20 women using volunteer instructors and sponsors (GitHub Scotland, NCR, Scott Logic; venue from cbase). Organizers use the Bridge Foundry code of conduct, run TA training days, track outcomes with follow-up groups and surveys, and iterate curriculum — abandoning a World Bank API exercise for a more engaging quil drawing curriculum to increase retention and community join‑ups.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Start
- 0:15Introducing the speaker
- 0:42What is ClojureBridge?
- 1:47Beyond women
- 4:30Help! How do I do this?
- 5:47RailsBridge
- 7:05ClojureBridge in 2014
- 10:41Why outreach
- 11:57Hacker School rules
- 13:27Odd one out
- 16:18Growing a community
- 17:49Teaching aims
- 18:29'Selling' ClojureBridge
- 20:39How you can help
- 21:44Bootstrapping diversity
- 24:12How to organise
- 24:55Teacher training
- 26:33Follow up
- 27:01What we've learned
- 27:48Community impact
- 28:39Virtuous circle
- 29:57Resources
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