Hi! I consider myself to be a ‘solitary newcomer’ in the world of Clojure. In fact, I both a beginner programmer (with only about 8 months’ of experience in programming) and a new learner of Clojure. I’ve joined the Clojuran Slack channel for a while now. While I confess that it is difficult for me to keep up with all the discussion that takes place there, I must admit that I’ve received a warm response from members of the community whenever I’ve posed a question. Something as basic as a ‘where to start’ question, led me to a great beginners’ course (clojure-by-example) which was also followed up by a pairing session by one of the authors of the course (Aditya). On an earlier occasion when I was still figuring out whether I should start learning Clojure, I had posed a question to understand ‘why Clojure is loved so much’ and I was pointed to Rich Hickey’s ‘Are we there yet’ lecture.
I have a long way to go to feel comfortable with writing programs in Clojure. But I am very grateful for the help I’ve received, on Slack and on other platforms. I’m sure to seek out more assistance from the community whenever I’m stuck with a problem for a while!