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    Rich Hickey‏ @richhickey 7 Oct 2017
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    Sigh. More entitlement culture in the software development community.https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/73yznc/on_whose_authority/do1olag/ …

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      1. jonpither‏ @jonpither 7 Oct 2017
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        @cognitect are fantastic stewards of the #Clojure language, we are extremely lucky to have them as the authority.

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      1. Christophe Grand‏ @cgrand 8 Oct 2017
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        Thank you Rich. Clojure and the community you shaped gave me a great language, masters, new friends, interesting jobs and inspiration.

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      1. Stathis Sideris‏ @stathissideris 7 Oct 2017
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        Clojure made me fall in love with programming again, thank you so much for making it enjoyable. Please don't listen to the haters!

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      1. David "Bear Feeder" Pollak 🐈‏ @dpp 7 Oct 2017
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        David "Bear Feeder" Pollak 🐈 Retweeted Rich Hickey

        I deeply appreciate what @richhickey has contributed to the art of coding. Seeing him have to waste time on trolls saddens me.https://twitter.com/richhickey/status/916750592650989570 …

        David "Bear Feeder" Pollak 🐈 added,

        Rich Hickey @richhickey
        Sigh. More entitlement culture in the software development community. https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/73yznc/on_whose_authority/do1olag/ …
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      1. Ørnulf Risnes‏ @ornris 7 Oct 2017
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        Clojure, ClojureScript, Spec and Datomic have been crucial in moving our software out of the tar pit and increasing knowledge+enthusiasm. ♥

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      1. Bruce Hauman‏ @bhauman 8 Oct 2017
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        Thank you Rich for codifying your insights in such a way that others can glimpse them experientially. I'm deeply indebted and grateful.

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      1. Eric Normand‏ @ericnormand 8 Oct 2017
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        Rich, I appreciate your work. Clojure gave me hope for programming and it continues to inspire. You rock!

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      1. Dmitri ☭‏ @yogthos 8 Oct 2017
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        Clojure made me enjoy programming again. I have deep appreciation for all the thought, and hard work you put into it.

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      1. (λ. borkdude)‏ @borkdude 7 Oct 2017
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        Well said. I’m very grateful for all the work you and Cognitect put into Clojure.

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      2. Daniel Terhorst-North‏ @tastapod 9 Oct 2017
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        Daniel Terhorst-North Retweeted Rich Hickey

        I don’t often throw my toys out, but if I did I would want to do it like this. Excellent response from @richhickey.https://twitter.com/richhickey/status/916750592650989570 …

        Daniel Terhorst-North added,

        Rich Hickey @richhickey
        Sigh. More entitlement culture in the software development community. https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/73yznc/on_whose_authority/do1olag/ …
        1 reply 5 retweets 9 likes
      3. Brian Marick‏ @marick 9 Oct 2017
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        Despite thrown my Midje toy out, I think it’s more complicated. Contra Ma Thatcher, society exists.

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