How to Make Things, and Why - Stuart Halloway (Clojure/Conj 2026)

This is a talk about how to find flow, power, and joy in making software. It is about how to share the love of making with others, and how to nurture and protect communities of makers. Biography Stuart Halloway is a Clojure committer, and the architect of the Datomic database. Stuart was a founder and President of Cognitect (formerly Relevance). He has spoken at a variety of industry events, including Strange Loop, Clojure/conj, EuroClojure, Clojure/West, SpeakerConf, QCon, GOTO, OSCON, RailsConf, RubyConf, JavaOne, and NFJS. Stuart has written a number of books and technical articles. Of these, he is most proud of Programming Clojure.