Clojure Language

Clojure - a dialect of LISP that targets the JVM (and CLR and Javascript).

• http://clojure.org/
• http://tryclj.com/ online ReadEvalPrintLoop
• http://4clojure.com
• http://getclojure.org
• http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html - comprehensive overview
• http://faustus.webatu.com/clj-quick-ref.html - quick reference
• http://github.com/clojure/clojure/ - Clojure on GitHub

Features SoftwareTransactionalMemory, FirstClass immutable structures designed for sub-structure sharing (needed to make STM remotely efficient).

It is designed to be a general-purpose language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.

Philosophy

• http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Are-We-There-Yet-Rich-Hickey
• http://thechangelog.com/rich-hickeys-greatest-hits/

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