
The Joy of Clojure
Manning Publications (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 12. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
375 pages
978-1-61729-141-8 (ISBN)
Description
DESCRIPTION
Clojure is a dialect of Lisp that runs on both the JVM and anywhere that JavaScript runs. It combines the nice features of a scripting language with the powerful features of a production environment-features like persistent data structures and clean concurrency primitives that are needed for industrial-strength application development.
The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition has been fully updated to cover the new and improved features of Clojure 1.5. It goes beyond the syntax, and shows how to write fluent, idiomatic Clojure code. Readers will learn to approach programming challenges from a functional perspective and master the Lisp techniques that make Clojure so efficient and elegant. It also tackles hard software areas like concurrency, interoperability, performance, and more.
RETAIL SELLING POINTS
Tells the "why" and "how" of Clojure
Covers the new and improved Clojure 1.5
Teachers elegant application design
AUDIENCE
Written for programmers coming to Clojure from another programming background-no prior experience with Clojure or Lisp is required.
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
Clojure is a powerful general purpose programming language that has powerful features supporting functional programming and multicore computation. It targets the Java Virtual Machine and modern JavaScript engines and provides easy access to host libraries, while providing an agile LISP-like environment.
Clojure is a dialect of Lisp that runs on both the JVM and anywhere that JavaScript runs. It combines the nice features of a scripting language with the powerful features of a production environment-features like persistent data structures and clean concurrency primitives that are needed for industrial-strength application development.
The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition has been fully updated to cover the new and improved features of Clojure 1.5. It goes beyond the syntax, and shows how to write fluent, idiomatic Clojure code. Readers will learn to approach programming challenges from a functional perspective and master the Lisp techniques that make Clojure so efficient and elegant. It also tackles hard software areas like concurrency, interoperability, performance, and more.
RETAIL SELLING POINTS
Tells the "why" and "how" of Clojure
Covers the new and improved Clojure 1.5
Teachers elegant application design
AUDIENCE
Written for programmers coming to Clojure from another programming background-no prior experience with Clojure or Lisp is required.
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
Clojure is a powerful general purpose programming language that has powerful features supporting functional programming and multicore computation. It targets the Java Virtual Machine and modern JavaScript engines and provides easy access to host libraries, while providing an agile LISP-like environment.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
872 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61729-141-8 (9781617291418)
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Chris Houser | Michael Fogus
The Joy of Clojure
E-Book
05/2014
1st Edition
Manning
€49.44
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
04/2011
Manning Publications
€35.89
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Persons
AUTHOR BIO
Michael Fogus is a programmer in the DC area specializing in artificial intelligence, compilation, code generation, and distributed simulation systems. He is also a contributor to the Clojure and ClojureScript programming languages and author of various Clojure-contrib libraries.
Chris Houser is a software developer at LonoCloud. His lifelong passion for programming began when he was a child and drives him to continue learning and exploring new languages today. He's currently a primary contributor to Clojure and has implemented several features for the language.
Michael Fogus is a programmer in the DC area specializing in artificial intelligence, compilation, code generation, and distributed simulation systems. He is also a contributor to the Clojure and ClojureScript programming languages and author of various Clojure-contrib libraries.
Chris Houser is a software developer at LonoCloud. His lifelong passion for programming began when he was a child and drives him to continue learning and exploring new languages today. He's currently a primary contributor to Clojure and has implemented several features for the language.