Clojure Made Simple

by John Stevenson

Learning a new language and its associated paradigm and tools is challenging, especially with our hectic schedules. With "Clojure Made Simple" there is enough guidance to get you started with Clojure, a modern lisp for the Java Virtual Machine. Learning Clojure is a great way to start thinking in a functional way, something that is invaluable as our underlying hardware changes to be more scalable through the number of processor cores rather than individual speed. By introducing you to the important parts of the Clojure language in a practical way, this book gives you a jump start in learning Clojure and gets you productive quickly. It will help you understand the value of discovering Clojure in more depth.

67 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2013

Reviews

[Alex Ott · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is really a big article about Clojure.
It covers only basics of Clojure syntax, with very simple examples, and covers only basic functionality (data types, base functions), lacking such stuff as STM/Agents/Atoms, that are essential part of Clojure.
Plus, there are errors in the code & explanations...

[Rafael George · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably would be better and more dense as a series of articles on a blog; this would help the community to engage on a discussion regarding the different topics in the book.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book, exceptionally short but the price reflects that so I have no complaints there.