For detailed coverage of Clojure, consult the language and API reference at clojure.org. Also see Clojure Programming.

Clojure (read as closure), is a powerful, lisp-1 programming language designed by Rich Hickey and designed to run on the Java Virtual Machine. This book shall provide a detailed introduction to the constructs of Clojure, and act as a tutorial through the features of the language.

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Getting Started

History

A brief history of the Clojure language.

Installation

Learn how to install Clojure on Windows, Linux, and Mac

REPL

Learn how to launch the REPL execution system and the classic "Hello World" application

Basics

Basic Syntax

Describes the basics in how the applications you write will be interpreted

Coding Conventions

Quickly describes the generally accepted conventions for Clojure.

Functional Programming

The entities used to store data of various shapes

Namespaces

Identifies how to encapsulate a program from other programs

Basic Operations

Explains how use essential functions

Data Types

Explanation of basic data types in the Clojure language.

Data Structures

Explains how to use Clojure hash, list, and array data structures

Meta Data

Explaining meta data in the Clojure language.

Special Forms

Learn how to use several utility functions to support Clojure

Branching and Monads

How to implement imperative style into a functional language

Exception Handling

Responding to errors that can occur

Evaluation

How expressions are evaluated

Java Integration

Calling Java

Learn how to call Java functions from within Clojure

Building Jars

Learn how to take Clojure code and create a portable Java executable

Advanced Topics

Macros

Learn how to utilize the macro system Clojure uses

Concurrent Programming

Learn how to write programs that utilize concurrent execution

Leiningen

Learn the perfected Clojure build system

Reader Macros

Macros that control the way code is interpreted

Unit Testing

Learn how to write unit tests in Clojure

Unsorted sections

Multimethods and polymorphism

Collection functions

Destructuring

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