Clojure is a dynamic programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine. "The Joy of Clojure" goes beyond the syntax, and shows how to writ...
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Jul 07, 2011
Rob
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In the realm of technical, programming-related, computer science-type books, The Joy of Clojure is a bit of an oddity. And this is a very good thing.
WHAT THE BOOK IS NOT: The Joy of Clojure is not a beginner's introduction to the language. The Joy of Clojure is not a glorified appendix of methods and syntax. The Joy of Clojure is not a "cookbook" or a "how-to" or an "FAQ". The Joy of Clojure is not an explanation on how to shoe-horn your Java code i More...
WHAT THE BOOK IS NOT: The Joy of Clojure is not a beginner's introduction to the language. The Joy of Clojure is not a glorified appendix of methods and syntax. The Joy of Clojure is not a "cookbook" or a "how-to" or an "FAQ". The Joy of Clojure is not an explanation on how to shoe-horn your Java code i More...
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Jun 16, 2011
Chris
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This book is a good primer on the advanced uses of Clojure: macros, threading, prototypes, memoization, etc.
This isn't just a regurg of the Clojure API; it was well written, funny and challenging. The authors really know their stuff.
I've ordered "Practical Clojure" and "Programming Clojure" to back fill some of the less advanced stuff.
This isn't just a regurg of the Clojure API; it was well written, funny and challenging. The authors really know their stuff.
I've ordered "Practical Clojure" and "Programming Clojure" to back fill some of the less advanced stuff.
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Nov 03, 2010
Alex
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Very good book on 'advanced' Clojure programming, discussing questions of clojurish programs design, optimizations, correct and optimal use of data structures.
I highly recommend this book for all, who already studied some Clojure programming (because this book premise, that you have Clojure experience) and wants to make your Clojure skills much better
I highly recommend this book for all, who already studied some Clojure programming (because this book premise, that you have Clojure experience) and wants to make your Clojure skills much better
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Jan 19, 2012
Robert
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This book is lovely. As a second book about Clojure it propels you from basic understanding through to deep understanding. It doesn't exhaustively cover the library for Clojure but it covers the thought process behind the language and definitely exhorts a better style of development. The information flow doesn't let up for all the chapters and as such you feel like you've learned an immense amount aas you move through the book. Having said that the conclusion is pretty much, we've stopped writin
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May 31, 2011
Marshall
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One of the best language-specific programming books I've read in quite a while. Throws the Clojure-beginner into the deep end a bit (I needed to lookup quite a few functions to understand the examples at first), but goes well beyond a trivial introduction to the language's syntax and standard library. Explains the hows and whys of Clojure idioms in a which clearly communicates what makes the language different. The section on when to use different reference types is worth the price of admissi
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Nov 24, 2011
J. Pablo
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I'm giving it five stars because this is the kind of books I like seeing. I don't want a catalog of syntax and features. The problem with that, specially when you arrive at a programming language that is vastly different than your own, is that you end writing programs in one programming language like if it was another. You could write Ruby like if it was Java and you'd be missing out all the wonderful bits of Ruby.
When it comes to Lisp and Clojure in particularly, there are many things More...
When it comes to Lisp and Clojure in particularly, there are many things More...
Apr 18, 2011
John
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Very good book. This review is for the final edit of the book, not the MEAP version I was original reading. I've just finished and I find that this book covers A LOT more detail on Clojure than say, Clojure In Action. Reading the functional programming chapter (Chapter 7) has enlightened me to the :pre and :post condition checks that can be defined on functions. Clojure In Action may have mentioned these as well, I can't recall, but the point is that The Joy of Clojure caused me to remember
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May 21, 2011
Michael
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First things first, "The Joy of Clojure" really lives up to its name! Every page oozes with the excitement @fogus and @chrishouser have for the language and its community. This is exactly what makes this book such an enjoyable read, it's hard not to get drawn into the beauty of Clojure when you have two convinced developers sharing their passion with you.
That said JoC may not be a good first book to read for a Clojure newbie. It's deep like the language itself and it will More...
That said JoC may not be a good first book to read for a Clojure newbie. It's deep like the language itself and it will More...
Jun 26, 2011
Alexander
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Excellent book about advanced Clojure usage. The vast number of covered topics and what's more important, how deep they are covered, makes "The Joy of Clojure" the best currently existing book for a skillful Clojure programmer.
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Sep 17, 2011
Aaron
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This is a dense book, in a good way. It didn't seem like any page was wasted, and the authors were never afraid to dive into real code and make things work. The organization of the book shows that the authors really have their act together and had lots of experience teaching the language before they wrote the book. As far as meaty, advanced Clojure literature goes, I'll say this is the best book currently out there. In fact, I might go so far as to say that this is one of the best hands-on progr
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Apr 26, 2011
Steven
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Fantastic overview of Clojure that gets down into the nitty-gritty of why the language is structured the way it is. Provides great example code, too. Not exactly a reference, not exactly a tutorial, it lies somewhere between the two. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to explore Lisp (what?) in a Java environment (why?).
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