Clojure in Action

Book description

Clojure in Action is a hands-on tutorial for the working programmer who has written code in a language like Java or Ruby, but has no prior experience with Lisp. It teaches Clojure from the basics to advanced topics using practical, real-world application examples. Blow through the theory and dive into practical matters like unit-testing and environment set-up, all the way through building a scalable web-application using domain-specific languages, Hadoop, HBase, and RabbitMQ.



About the Technology

Clojure is a modern Lisp for the JVM, and it has the strengths you'd expect: first-class functions, macros, support for functional programming, and a Lisp-like, clean programming style.



About the Book

Clojure in Action is a practical guide focused on applying Clojure to practical programming challenges. You'll start with a language tutorial written for readers who already know OOP. Then, you'll dive into the use cases where Clojure really shines: state management, safe concurrency and multicore programming, first-class code generation, and Java interop. In each chapter, you'll first explore the unique characteristics of a problem area and then discover how to tackle them using Clojure. Along the way, you'll explore practical matters like architecture, unit testing, and set-up as you build a scalable web application that includes custom DSLs, Hadoop, HBase, and RabbitMQ.



What's Inside
  • A fast-paced Clojure tutorial
  • Creating web services with Clojure
  • Scaling through messaging
  • Creating DSLs with Clojure's macro system
  • Test-driven development with Clojure
  • li>Distributed programming with Clojure, and more


About the Reader

This book assumes you're familiar with an OO language like Java, C#, or C++ but requires no background in Lisp or Clojure itself.



About the Author

Amit Rathore is a VP of Engineering with a decade of experience building highly performant, data-heavy web applications.



Quotes
An easy to read book and a great way to get up-to-speed on Clojure.
- Craig Smith, Suncorp

Down-to-earth and thorough.
- Stuart Caborn, BNP Paribas

Explains functional programming with Java.
- Doug Warren, Java Web Services

An intriguing mix of emerging tech.
- Andrew Oswald, Chariot Solutions

Teaches you how to put Clojure into action at warp speed!
- Baishampayan Ghose, Qotd, Inc.

Product information

  • Title: Clojure in Action
  • Author(s): Amit Rathore
  • Release date: November 2011
  • Publisher(s): Manning Publications
  • ISBN: 9781935182597