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Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks
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Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks

by Paul Butcher
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 12m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Day 3: Client-Side CSP

ClojureScript is a version of Clojure that, instead of compiling to Java bytecodes, cross-compiles to JavaScript (see http://clojurescript.com). This means that it’s possible to create a web app in which both the server- and client-side code are written in Clojure.

One of the most compelling reasons to do so is that ClojureScript supports core.async, which brings a number of benefits that we’ll explore today, not the least of which is a remedy to the bane of the JavaScript developer’s life—callback hell.

Concurrency Is a State of Mind

If you’ve done any significant client-side JavaScript programming, you’re probably wondering if I’ve gone mad—browser-based JavaScript engines are single threaded, so what relevance can ...

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