Back to the Future: How 80s Arcade Games Taught me Clojure by Mey Beisaron

Who said games aren’t educational? Learning a new programming language on your own is never easy, and you often find yourself stuck and frustrated. In this session I will talk about how through developing a simple 2D game I was able to wrap my imperative mind around a functional programming language and learn Clojure. We will also go through the core concepts of functional programming and I will show you code examples that will prove you that your favorite arcade game can be an excellent tool to master Clojure or any other functional programming language.