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Learning Clojure

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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.

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

History Development stage: 20%
A brief history of the Clojure language.
Installation Development stage: 60%
Learn how to install Clojure on Windows, Linux, and Mac
REPL Development stage: 10%
Learn how to launch the REPL execution system and the classic "Hello World" application

Basics[edit | edit source]

Basic Syntax Development stage: 00%
Describes the basics in how the applications you write will be interpreted
Coding Conventions Development stage: 70%
Quickly describes the generally accepted conventions for Clojure.
Functional Programming Development stage: 70%
The entities used to store data of various shapes
Namespaces Development stage: 00%
Identifies how to encapsulate a program from other programs
Basic Operations Development stage: 50%
Explains how use essential functions
Data Types Development stage: 90%
Explanation of basic data types in the Clojure language.
Data Structures Development stage: 70%
Explains how to use Clojure hash, list, and array data structures
Meta Data Development stage: 80%
Explaining meta data in the Clojure language.
Special Forms Development stage: 70%
Learn how to use several utility functions to support Clojure
Branching and Monads Development stage: 00%
How to implement imperative style into a functional language
Exception Handling Development stage: 00%
Responding to errors that can occur
Evaluation Development stage: 40%
How expressions are evaluated

Java Integration[edit | edit source]

Calling Java Development stage: 70%
Learn how to call Java functions from within Clojure
Building Jars Development stage: 00%
Learn how to take Clojure code and create a portable Java executable

Advanced Topics[edit | edit source]

Macros Development stage: 60%
Learn how to utilize the macro system Clojure uses
Concurrent Programming Development stage: 10%
Learn how to write programs that utilize concurrent execution
Leiningen Development stage: 10%
Learn the perfected Clojure build system
Reader Macros Development stage: 70%
Macros that control the way code is interpreted
Unit Testing Development stage: 00%
Learn how to write unit tests in Clojure

Unsorted sections[edit | edit source]

Multimethods and polymorphism
Collection functions
Destructuring
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