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Rama is a testament to the power of Clojure

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141 points winkywooster | 8 comments | 30 Apr 24 18:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.644s | source | bottom
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metadat ◴[30 Apr 24 21:50 UTC] No.40216826[source]▶
> Rama can build end-to-end backends at any scale on its own in a tiny fraction of the code. At its core is a new programming language implementing a new programming paradigm..

Grand claims, but where are the super powerful demo apps? The getting started docs are a trickle of info..

https://redplanetlabs.com/docs/~/operating-rama.html#_access...

The "demo gallery" has a few cherry picked examples, but I don't see how this fulfills the claim of a "new paradigm". I wanted to be blown.. but this ain't it.

https://github.com/redplanetlabs/rama-demo-gallery

Oof.

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1. cactusfrog ◴[30 Apr 24 23:24 UTC] No.40217692[source]▶
The Clojure community is extremely cult like. I worked with a dev who tried to push Datomic, and despite the huge flaws with his system, and the fact that it was closed source, he would continuously tout how much better it was than a relational database. I don’t believe the hype.
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2. undershirt ◴[01 May 24 02:09 UTC] No.40218779[source]▶
I know our engineering discipline is in shambles, but there are probably better ways to argue against hype without ourselves using hyperbole.
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3. hu3 ◴[01 May 24 02:48 UTC] No.40218989[source]▶
Closed source is enough reason in my book.
4. cactusfrog ◴[01 May 24 03:24 UTC] No.40219161[source]▶
I don’t believe I’m exaggerating. You can replace “Clojure” with “Jesus” in the linked article and it still makes sense.
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5. jabradoodle ◴[01 May 24 14:06 UTC] No.40223435[source]▶
N=1, I work with many pragmatic clojure devs who just want to ship working software.
6. gorjusborg ◴[01 May 24 15:30 UTC] No.40224686{3}[source]▶
Clojure is not special in that it has some zealots.

It's easier to call others out when they aren't in the mainstream, but I'd say that there are way more mainstream cult members than these niche communities. For instance, HN itself can feel a bit cult-like. The greater tech culture feels similarly.

7. lispisok ◴[01 May 24 15:57 UTC] No.40225084[source]▶
You just generalized an entire community based on one person. I can add a counter anecdote to your N=1. I'm a Clojure dev. I've used and enjoyed Datomic. Postgres is still my goto database.
8. lgrapenthin ◴[01 May 24 17:33 UTC] No.40226474[source]▶
There are no huge flaws with Datomic.