Nicolas Kosinski nicokosi

Poker hand ranking

Write a function that tells you the best scoring for a given poker hand of 5 cards. For instance:

(score [[3 :diamonds] [3 :hearts] [3 :spades] [5 :hearts] [:king :clubs]])
=> :three-of-a-kind ;; three 3s

Cards are represented as a tuple of rank (number or name if it's a face card) and suit. Face card names are the keywords :ace, :king, :queen, :jack. Suits are :diamonds, :spades, :hearts, :clubs.

Introductory resources

High level overview https://yogthos.github.io/ClojureDistilled.html
An Animated Introduction to Clojure https://markm208.github.io/cljbook/
Interactive tutorial in a browser https://tryclojure.org/
Interactive exercises http://clojurescriptkoans.com/
Clerk notebooks with introductory examples https://github.clerk.garden/anthonygalea/notes-on-clojure
More interactive exercises https://4clojure.oxal.org/
Lambda Island tutorials https://lambdaisland.com/
Functional Programming with Clojure resources https://practicalli.github.io/

How to find F# jobs

People often ask me how to find F# jobs. I don't have any special connections to companies using F#, and I don't have any special tricks either. I wish I did!

So, given that, here's my take on F# jobs.

Job hunting

For job hunting my suggestions are:

Some recommended books for improving as a software developer

Most software books are too language specific and go out of date too quickly. What I find has stayed with me are books about bigger concepts, such as systems thinking and complexity, and also so-called "soft skills" such as management and psychology.

User experience

These are all really about developing empathy for other people :)

"The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman

L'Après-midi du DDD

2017-06-07

Mes notes brutes sur l'après-midi du DDD :)

Merci à @tpierrain, @brunoboucard, @jgrodziski, Microsoft,

Rich Already Answered That!

A list of commonly asked questions, design decisions, reasons why Clojure is the way it is as they were answered directly by Rich (even when from many years ago, those answers are pretty much valid today!). Feel free to point friends and colleagues here next time they ask (again). Answers are pasted verbatim (I've made small adjustments for readibility, but never changed a sentence) from mailing lists, articles, chats.

How to use:

The link in the table of content jumps at the copy of the answer on this page.
The link on the answer itself points back at the original post.

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	usage="$(basename "$0") [-h --help] [-v A_VALUE] -- bash script description

	where:
	-h or --help shows this help text"

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	# install
	mkdir ~/macports
	cd ~/macports
	curl -O https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.5.3.tar.bz2
	tar xf MacPorts-2.5.3.tar.bz2
	cd MacPorts-2.5.3/

	./configure --enable-readline --prefix=$HOME/macports --with-no-root-privileges
	make && make install

	(ns lambda.core-test
	(:require [clojure.test :refer :all]))


	;; A walktrough λ-calculus with Clojure
	;; based on Greg Michaelson book "An introduction to to functional programming through lambda calculus"

	;; !!! DISCLAIMER !!!
	;; ------------------
	;; This document is 100% based on Greg Michaelson's book.

	# Description: Boxstarter Script
	# Author: Jess Frazelle <[email protected]>
	# Last Updated: 2017-09-11
	#
	# Install boxstarter:
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	#
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