Nikita Prokopov (tonsky)

I consult on all things Clojure: web, backend, Datomic, DataScript, performance, etc. Check out my Github and get in touch niki@tonsky.me

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Getting syntax highlighting wrong

2025216 points141 commentscited by 3Software Engineering details

Applying human ergonomics and design principles to syntax highlighting

Sublime Clojure

2021169 points44 comments Programming Languages details

New Sublime Text plugin for working with Clojure

We shouldn't have needed lockfiles

2025151 points287 comments Software Engineering details

Lockfiles are an absolutely unnecessary concept that complicates things without a good reason. Dependency managers can and are working without it just the same.

Better Clojure formatting

2018111 points61 comments Programming Languages details

A Clojure formatting style good enough to be a default standard