For weeks, months nay! from the very moment you were born, you ve felt it calling to you. At long last you ll be united with the programming language you ve been longing for: Clojure! As a Lisp-style functional programming language, Clojure lets you write robust and elegant code, and because it runs on the Java Virtual Machine, you can take advantage of the vast Java ecosystem. Clojure for the Brave and True offers a 'dessert-first' approach: you ll start playing with real programs immediately, as you steadily acclimate to the abstract but powerful features of Lisp and functional programming. Inside you ll find an offbeat, practical guide to Clojure, filled with quirky sample programs that catch cheese thieves and track glittery vampires. Learn how to: Wield Clojure s core functions Use Emacs for Clojure development Write macros to modify Clojure itself Use Clojure s tools to simplify concurrency and parallel programming Clojure for the Brave and True assumes no prior experience w
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For weeks, months nay! from the very moment you were born, you ve felt it calling to you. At long last you ll be united with the programming language you ve been longing for: Clojure! As a Lisp-style functional programming language, Clojure lets you write robust and elegant code, and because it runs on the Java Virtual Machine, you can take advantage of the vast Java ecosystem. Clojure for the Brave and True offers a 'dessert-first' approach: you ll start playing with real programs immediately, as you steadily acclimate to the abstract but powerful features of Lisp and functional programming. Inside you ll find an offbeat, practical guide to Clojure, filled with quirky sample programs that catch cheese thieves and track glittery vampires. Learn how to: Wield Clojure s core functions Use Emacs for Clojure development Write macros to modify Clojure itself Use Clojure s tools to simplify concurrency and parallel programming Clojure for the Brave and True assumes no prior experience w
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