January 2019
Intermediate to advanced
298 pages
7h 46m
English
Overview
This book explores Reactive Programming with Clojure, teaching you how to effectively design asynchronous and event-driven applications using Functional Reactive Programming. By the end, you'll have a strong understanding of reactive concepts and frameworks, enabling you to build robust modern software.
What this Book will help me do
- Understand the core concepts of Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) and their implementations using Clojure.
- Build and use reactive frameworks, like core.async, for developing event-driven applications.
- Design reactive systems using patterns like circuit breakers and request-response models in Clojure.
- Develop and integrate real-world applications combining reactive principles with modern libraries and APIs.
- Gain skills to address challenges like backpressure and error handling in concurrent programming.
Author(s)
Konrad Szydlo and Leonardo Borges collaborate to present this comprehensive guide. Both authors bring rich experience in software development, specialize in functional programming, and possess a deep understanding of the Clojure language. Their engaging teaching style makes complex concepts accessible and practical.
Who is it for?
This book is perfect for software developers and engineers who are familiar with Clojure and have basic programming skills. It's tailored for programmers seeking to learn Reactive Programming and apply it to design scalable, asynchronous systems. If you're looking to deepen your understanding of reactive concepts, this is the book for you.
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