A programmer reflects on anecdotal observations that peers dislike the reduce function in code reviews, unlike map and filter, and theorizes this may stem from readability, familiarity, performance concerns, or language-specific implementation differences.
Jacob O'Bryant released Biff 2.0, a major update to the Clojure web framework featuring SQLite as the default database, modularized libraries replacing the monolithic namespace, Datastar integration by default, and improved tooling for maintainability. The update includes new features like biff.graph, biff.fx with defpipeline, and a module system, with migration guidance available for existing Biff 1 users.
Biff 2.0 is a Clojure web framework that integrates libraries into a unified toolkit, featuring a high-performance database, interactive UI creation from the backend, email-based authentication, and multiple deployment options including Ubuntu VPS and Docker containers.