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clojure.core/typing - Matt Adereth

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Functional programming3D printing, CNC & maker projectsConsumer devices & gadgets

What it is

Matt Adereth's Clojure/conj talk covers the history of keyboards and how he used Clojure generating OpenSCAD to design and build his custom Dactyl ergonomic keyboard, including 3D printing and laser-cut parts.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a fantastic talk on code-driven CAD and custom keyboard design, linked in threads on OpenSCAD and keyboards.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “it is a fantastic talk but the part related to this starts at 17:35”

    Fantastic talk demonstrating Clojure transpiled to OpenSCAD for keyboard design.

    tjoff, 2021-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Code CAD – Use code to create CAD models”

  2. “History of keyboards and a custom keyboard written in Clojure”

    History of keyboards and a custom keyboard written in Clojure.

    petr_tik, 2016-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's your favorite tech talk?”

  3. “it's a step-by-step explanation of how he designed his dream keyboard”

    Step-by-step design of a custom keyboard using a Clojure DSL over OpenSCAD.

    simias, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “I made a smart watch from scratch”

  4. “Here's another great video about a procedurally generated keyboard frame”

    Procedurally generated keyboard frame designed in Clojure.

    Tepix, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Tokyo mechanical keyboard meetup photos”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: clojure, openscad, ergonomic keyboards, 3d printing, dactyl

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