Rich Hickey's talks

Rich Hickey's talks often focus on improving software development by emphasizing simplicity, clarity, and thoughtful design. He advocates for writing code that is easy to understand, maintain, and adapt, rather than creating complex, convoluted systems. Hickey stresses the importance of managing shared mutable state to prevent bugs and confusion, promoting immutable data when possible. His ideas encourage programmers to think critically about how systems can be structured for better performance, reliability, and scalability. Overall, his talks aim to help developers create cleaner, more manageable software by prioritizing simplicity and deliberate choices.