Obtiva has a long history of partnering with 8th Light - like us, it's a top notch agile development firm with immensely talented craftsmen who produce outstanding work. We're partnering with 8th Light to produce and host the third annual Software Craftsmanship North America conference this fall.
Micah Martin is the president and co-founder of 8th Light, and we are fortunate to have him lead a workshop for TechWeek attendees.
Micah points out that 10 years ago, Ruby was the unknown gem of programming languages; today, it's gone mainstream. Now, Clojure has the feel of Ruby 10 years ago. It's fresh, sexy, powerful and relatively unused. He'll explore Clojure's Lisp heritage and show how it fits into the world of functional languages. He'll talk about software transactional memory, show how it provides all the tools needed to build an OO architecture (even though Clojure isn't an object oriented language) and share some real-world uses for Clojure.
Micah is one of the principal authors, publishers and signatories of the Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship. He's a respected speaker who has led presentations around the globe, and he's known for his prolific open source work.
Micah's TechWeek training is a great way to stay on the leading edge and gain familiarity with Clojure, learning from an esteemed and accomplished craftsman. This is most definitely an hour well spent. We look forward to seeing you at Micah's training Sunday morning!
