Behind every programming language lies a vision of how programs
should be built. The vision behind Clojure is of a radically simple
language framework holding together a sophisticated collection of
programming features. Learning Clojure involves much more than just
learning the mechanics of the language. To really get Clojure you
need to understand the ideas underlying this structure of framework
and features. You need this book: an accessible introduction to
Clojure that focuses on the ideas behind the language as well as
the practical details of writing code. Clojure attracts developers
on the cutting edge and is arguably the best language for learning
to program in the functional style without compromise. But this
comes with a steep learning curve. Getting Clojure directly
addresses this by teaching you how to think functionally as it
teaches you the language. You'll learn about Clojure's powerful
data structures and high-level functions, but you'll also learn
what it means for a language to be functional, and how to think in
Clojure's functional way. Each chapter of Getting Clojure takes a
feature or two or three from the language, explains the syntax and
the mechanics behind that feature so that you can make it work
before digging into the deeper questions: What is the thinking
behind the feature? And how does it fit in with the rest of the
language? In Getting Clojure you'll learn Clojure's very simple
syntax, but you'll also learn why that syntax is integral the way
the language is constructed. You'll discover that most data
structures in Clojure are immutable, but also why that leads to
more reliable programs. And you'll see how easy it is to write
Clojure functions and also how you can use those functions to build
complex and capable systems. With real-world examples of how
working Clojure programmers use the language, Getting Clojure will
help you see the challenges of programming through the eye of
experienced Clojure developers. What You Need: You will need to
some background in programming. To follow along with the examples
in the book, you will need Java 6 or new, Clojure 1.8 or 1.9, and
Leiningen 2.
General
Imprint: |
The Pragmatic Programmers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2018 |
Authors: |
Russ Olsen
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Dimensions: |
236 x 190 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
260 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-68050-300-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-68050-300-6 |
Barcode: |
9781680503005 |
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