Alda's Dynamic Relationship with Clojure

Explore the intricate relationship between Alda, a music programming language, and Clojure in this 37-minute conference talk from Strange Loop. Discover how Alda provides an accessible way for both musicians and programmers to create musical compositions through text documents. Learn about the language's journey, including its initial connection with Clojure and the ongoing efforts to separate the two. Delve into fascinating topics such as ZeroMQ, Open Sound Control (OSC), and the process of creating native executables. Gain insights from Dave Yarwood, a composer, musician, and software engineer at Adzerk, as he shares his experience developing Alda and other open-source Clojure libraries. Understand the unique perspective of someone with a background in both music composition and programming, and how these worlds intersect in the realm of music programming languages.

"Alda's dynamic relationship with Clojure" by Dave Yarwood