Raw link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iM9ftHZ_ZE In this ~2-hour video, I talk with Ovidiu “Ovi” Stoica aboutprogramming in Clojure and using it for business, the use of Emacs,and various topics related to AI.About Clojure, I ask Ovi what the language is good for and which sortof business/project benefits from it. He explained at length thestrengths of the language, such as its immutability and asynchronousoperations. Clojure is commonly used in tandem with Datomic, atransactional database that helps in a number of advanced use-casesthat Ovi covers. In this context, I also learn about Ovi’s ownbusiness, ShipClojure (link below), which helps programmers getstarted with a full Clojure stack.On the topic of Emacs, Ovi tells me about the false starts he hadwhile trying to use this program. Eventually he got it to work and hasbeen using it for most tasks, including programming in Clojure andworking with AI tools.Our exchange about AI covers some of the potential downsides ofrelying on the tools on offer. We discuss the nuances involved and howit still makes sense to become an expert in a given field, even ifthere is ongoing talk about AI taking over in the near future. We alsotalk about Simuflow (link below), Ovi’s own project to connect AIagents that deal with speech recognition, audio processing, andvarious services. It is open source and written in Clojure.Links from Ovidiu “Ovi” Stoica ShipClojure: https://shipclojure.com/. Simulflow (Voice AI Orchestration): https://github.com/shipclojure/simulflow. Datomic (Immutable Bi-Temporal DB - Not mine but we discussed it so maybe others are interested): https://www.datomic.com/.About “Prot Asks”In this new video series, I talk to anybody who is interested to havea video call with me (so do contact me if you want!). The topics coveranything related to Emacs, technology, and life in general. More here:https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/.