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PBX My name is Paul Bissex, and e-scribe.com is my consulting business. I build web applications using as much open source software as possible. From September to June I teach web design and other important non-photographic professional skills to photographers. In the '90s I wrote technology commentary and reviews for magazines, newspapers, and web publications, including Wired, Salon.com, FamilyPC, the late lamented Web Review, and the Chicago Tribune. Feel free to email me.

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Clojure talk in Northampton MA

I just wanted to post a quick note for anyone who is in my region and interested in functional programming that the Western Mass. Developers Group is hosting a presentation by Rich Hickey, creator of the Clojure language, on March 20th.

This event was put in motion by Lou Franco, who is doing a "20 days of Clojure" series on his blog in the days running up to the event. Chas Emerick has arranged the meeting space. See the event listing for more information.

Friday, March 7th, 2008
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Some related posts: Clojure is cool • Understanding tuples vs. lists in Python • Developer meeting braindump 2007-09-20 • Developer meeting braindump 2007-08-09 • OSCON 2007, Day 3 • Developer meeting braindump 2007-07-12 • Developer meeting braindump • Real-World Haskell: A new book • Learning Haskell inch by inch • It's Haskell

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