Living Clojure
Living Clojure by Carin Meier
English | Apr 30, 2015 | ISBN: 1491909048 | 242 Pages | AZW3/EPUB/PDF (conv) | 8.65 MB
English | Apr 30, 2015 | ISBN: 1491909048 | 242 Pages | AZW3/EPUB/PDF (conv) | 8.65 MB
If you’re an experienced programmer looking for a thorough but gentle introduction to Clojure, this is the perfect guide for you. Author Carin Meier not only provides a practical overview of this JVM language and its functional programming concepts, but also includes a complete hands-on training course to help you learn Clojure in a structured way.
The first half of the book takes you through Closure’s unique design and lets you try your hand at two Clojure projects, including a web app. The holistic course in second half provides you with critical tools and resources, including ways to plug into the Clojure community.
Understand the basic structure of a Clojure expression
Learn how to shape and control code in a functional way
Discover how Clojure handles real-world state and concurrency
Take advantage of Java classes and learn how Clojure handles polymorphism
Manage and use libraries in a Clojure project
Use the core.async library for asynchronous and concurrent communication
Explore the power of macros in Clojure programming
Learn how to think in Clojure by following the book’s seven-week training course