Weekly links #28

REST APIs are REST-in-Peace APIs. Long Live GraphQL.

Well, although the title is provoking a bit, the main idea is true. We really need something more suitable than REST. It has been great for the last decade, but now it’s time to move on.

XML manipulation in Clojure

Great article on XML, trees and zippers in Clojure. For a long time, I was considering parsing XML as a sort of black magic. With Clojure, the process is transparent and easy to understand.

Students are Better Off without a Laptop in the Classroom

Thoughts on using laptops by students in a classroom. Again, the profit of IT industry and “smart” devices is overestimated. As I mentioned it earlier, books and people are the only way to learn effectively.

Beyond Clojure: Haskell

Comparing Haskell to Clojure: syntax, types, code snippets, etc.