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

About the Author
Daniel Higginbotham has been a professional programmer for eleven years. He currently works at McKinsey & Company building web and mobile applications that rely on Clojure. He blogs about programming and life at flyingmachinestudios.com. He has contributed to the curriculum for ClojureBridge, an organization dedicated to bringing Clojure to women.

Reviews
"Daniel's approach is refreshing because most of the programming books I've read are drier than a camel's fart. We are fortunate that Daniel is a brilliant programmer and writer and that his wife Jess is an equally brilliant illustrator. We are especially fortunate that they both went insane and decided to write a book at exactly the same time."
-Alan Dipert, from the Foreword

"This book is a valuable starting point for exploring Clojure, supplying a coherent and current view of the full landscape."
-Computing Reviews

"I am not the target audience for this book as I not a new Clojure developer, however it was so much fun to read that I read it anyways. If you're looking for a way to start Clojure with fun examples and engaging explanations, I heartily recommend that you check out Clojure for the Brave and True."
-Alex Miller, Clojure developer for Cognitect

"Strike[s] that balance between teaching an advanced topic and making it fun without dumbing it down...highly recommended!"
-Adam Tornhill, programmer, psychologist, and Lisp hacker




Book Information
ISBN 9781593275914
Author Daniel Higginbotham
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US