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kirahowe/README.md

Hello! I'm Kira

I've been writing software since 2016, experienced in full stack web development with a more recent focus on data processing and visualization tools. I also write easy-to-understand technical guides and tutorials for Clojure's data science ecosystem. My overarching goal is to steward the Clojure data science ecosystem into a state of stability and flourishing. A high-level roadmap tracking progress toward this end is available on this project board.

If I could afford to work on open source full time I would, but I currently work full time for BroadPeak and spend whatever free time I can working on projects that benefit the Clojure community. If you find my work valuable please consider supporting me, either with a donation here or by sharing it with someone you know! You can find updates about my open source work on my website.

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My main projects right now:

  • ggclj - Implementing the grammar of graphics in Clojure
  • Clojure Data Cookbook - Creating a canonical resource on how to use Clojure's default data science stack, spawning many side quests in making that default stack production-ready along the way
  • Clojure Tidy Tuesdays - Beginner-level tutorials on how to use Clojure to accomplish basic data science tasks

You can read all about my adventures in coding (mostly with Clojure) on my programming blog.

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I thrive in environments that champion open-source innovation, value community engagement, and are dedicated to solving complex problems with elegant, sustainable solutions. There are lots of things I typically help companies with:

  • Do you have a ginormous code base that nobody can make sense of? I can help you organize it.
  • Do you have stakeholders coming at you from every direction asking for different things? I can help you communicate with them to make a plan to actually build something.
  • Do you have piles of data you want to get answers from? I can help you find them.
  • Do you have a disproportionate number of early-career developers on your team you need to level up quickly? I can teach them.
  • Do you want to build a culture of open collaboration and engage the global open source developer community but aren't sure where to start? I can help you transform your development processes.

I'm not currently seeking new opportunities but always love to meet other people working on interesting problems.

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How to reach me: LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky or email

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  1. scicloj/clojure-data-cookbook scicloj/clojure-data-cookbook Public

    A book about how to do common data manipulation, analysis, and visualization tasks in Clojure

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  2. workshops workshops Public

    Notebooks for workshops and talks

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  3. clojure-tidy-tuesdays clojure-tidy-tuesdays Public

    Tidy Tuesday implementations and explorations using Clojure

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  4. kirahowe.github.io kirahowe.github.io Public

    Source for my code with Kira website

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  5. blog blog Public

    My personal website

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  6. hanami-workshop hanami-workshop Public

    Hanami workshop for re:Clojure 2021

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