Think in the Clojure way! Once you're familiar with Clojure, take the
next step with extended lessons on the best practices and most critical
decisions you'll need to make while developing. Learn how to model your
domain with data, transform it with pure functions, manage state, spread
your work across cores, and structure apps with components. Discover how
to use Clojure in the real world, and unlock the speed and power of this
beautiful language on the Java Virtual Machine.
Clojure Applied gives you the practical, realistic advice and depth of
field that's been missing from your development practice. You want to
develop software in the most effective, efficient way possible. This
book gives you the answers you've been looking for in friendly, clear
language.
Dive into the core concepts of Clojure: immutable collections,
concurrency, pure functions, and state management. You'll finally get
the complete picture you've been looking for, rather than dozens of
puzzle pieces you must assemble yourself. First, explore the core
concepts of Clojure development: learn how to model your domain with
immutable data; choose the ideal collection; and write simple, pure
functions for efficient transformation. Next you'll apply those core
concepts to build applications: discover how Clojure manages state and
identity; spread your work for concurrent programming; and create and
assemble components. Finally, see how to manage external integration and
deployment concerns by developing a testing strategy, connecting with
other data sources, and getting your libraries and applications out the
door.
Go beyond the toy box and into Clojure's way of thinking. By the end of
this book, you'll have the tools and information to put Clojure's
strengths to work.
What You Need:
To follow along with the examples in the book, you will need Clojure
1.6, Leinegen 2, and Java 6 or higher.
