Clojure in US vs Europe
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The document summarizes the author's experiences working as a Clojurian in London, Boston, and San Francisco. In London, the author liked being part of a supportive Clojure community but disliked high housing costs and work visa restrictions. In Boston, the author met people solving hard problems in a small community but found few Clojure teams. In San Francisco, the author had access to a large Clojure community and startup opportunities but disliked high living costs. The document provides recommendations to choose London for a European lifestyle, Boston for science/education work, and San Francisco for startups.
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- 1. Clojure in US vs Europe A First-hand Experience Report Presented at Amsterdam Clojure Meetup July 2015 by Paul Lam (@Quantisan)
- 2. Paul’s Clojure work history Boston S. F. 2012 2013 20152014 London Boston Clojure Meetup Spokepoint YC Startup uSwitch Incanter Cascalog Tour
- 3. “This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are” - Plato
- 4. My Airbnb host in The Hague ● Traveled across the world since the 60’s … by ships ● Rigged a rainwater collection system for her garden
- 5. London
- 6. A London Clojurian You Might Meet ● Java developer from a bank in a prior life ● With a young family living in Barnet ● Kite-surfing in Brighton ● Knows every pub in the city
- 7. My life as a Clojurian in London Likes: ● First Londoners I’ve met were from the Clojure Dojo ● Received lots of support from Clojure people in and out of workplace ● Well connected to the rest of European Clojure groups Dislikes: ● Can’t afford to buy a flat in London ● Work visa sponsorship rules out working at newer companies or doing a startup
- 8. Clojure Shops in London https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/london-clojurians https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/london-clojurian-jobs Mastodon C
- 10. A Cambridge Clojurian You Might Meet ● Graduated from both MIT and Harvard ● Works on processing genomics data ● Actually uses Common Lisp and Haskell ● Family with kids living in the South Shore
- 11. My life as a Clojurian in Cambridge Likes: ● Ran into Richard Stallman on my first weekend ● Met many people solving hard problems ● Small but close-knit community ● Swimming or bouldering at lunch Dislikes: ● Few Clojure teams ● Am not one of the students in the more than 100 colleges in greater Boston area
- 12. Clojure Shops in Greater Boston Area http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Clojure-Group/
- 13. San Francisco
- 14. A SF Clojurian You Might Meet
- 15. My life as a Clojurian in San Francisco Likes: ● Even my non-tech clients have heard about Clojure ● #1 startup ecosystem ○ mentoring ○ funding ○ collaborating ● 3-4 Clojure meetups in a month ● No shortage of services catering to SV geeky lifestyle Dislikes: ● Rent of my room is same as my whole flat in London ● Drinking the startup Kool-Aid ● Insulated from the non- tech world
- 16. Clojure shops in San Francisco http://www.meetup.com/The-Bay-Area-Clojure-User-Group/ More that I don’t know about
- 17. Summary
- 18. Choose London if you ... ● Prefer European lifestyle ● Wants to work for a mid size company ● Build a European presence
- 19. Choose Boston if you ... ● Want to use Clojure for hard science or education technologies
- 20. Choose San Francisco if you ... ● Wants to drink the startup kool-aid ● Be part of a massive Clojure community
- 22. Contact Paul Lam ● paul@quantisan.com ● @Quantisan Next talk in Berlin on 15 July, Yet Another Startup Built on Clojure(Script)