Welcome to another episode of Clojure Corner! In this episode, we're joined by Jim Callahan—software developer, innovative technical leader, and long-time member of the Clojure community. Together, we dive into a wide range of topics, including:

• The evolution of Fire and Zest
• Understanding the FIRE architecture
• Iterative design and the software development process
• Event sourcing and graph-based systems
• Handling side effects and external services
• Schema validation and type safety
• How programming language choice impacts development
• Functional programming and the simplicity of Clojure
• The power of the REPL in everyday development and more...