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Personal blog · swlkr.com/posts · on HN as swlkrprogrammingweb

swlkr is a personal blog at swlkr.com about programming and web. Since 2013, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “Clojure isn’t for me (2020)”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.

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7mentions?
4HN people?
2013–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 4 in 2022

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Linked for a post explaining why the author isn't into Clojure. Per the one comment, the post's main complaint is the Java part of Clojure. No commenter judges the writing itself.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

My name is sean and I make websites

The author on HN?

swlkr · 935 karma · member since 2009

https://swlkr.com

From their public HN profile, which links to this site.

Most-linked posts?

  1. Clojure isn’t for me (2020)
    2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-04-06

What Hacker News says?

  1. swlkr · 2022-04-07
    https://swlkr.com Just a vanilla hugo static site hosted on github pages. I’m writing my own dynamic blog hosting backend thing for no reason in particular and plan on moving it over there once it’s ready.

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Share your personal site”
  2. capableweb · 2022-04-14

    Submitted Clojure isn’t for me (2020) as a story · 96 points

    HN discussion
  3. muhgarvey · 2022-04-06
    He wrote a blog post about it https://swlkr.com/posts/clojure-isnt-for-me/ TLDR: He hated the Java part of Clojure

    Comment linking /posts/clojure-isnt-for-me/

    on “Coast on Clojure”
  4. capableweb · 2022-04-06

    Submitted Clojure Isn’t for Me as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  5. swlkr · 2013-10-02
    SEEKING WORK - Remote I'm working full time at the moment but I have a lot of free time on weeknights and weekends to make your wildest dreams come true! I'll write/design anything you'd like, from iOS apps to responsive web apps to marketing websites. You name it, I'll code it. All you need to give me is your idea, a name for your project, some money and we'll be on our way! Keywords: Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Ember…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2013)”
  6. meysamazad · 2026-08-05

    Submitted Thoughts on Learning Go as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  7. swlkr · 2020-08-07

    Submitted Ruby Gems That Whip the Llama’s Ass as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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