Borgatti R. Clojure. The Essential Reference 2025 Final torrent

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The Clojure standard library is a treasure trove of functions and macros that have been battle-tested over the years to solve the most challenging programming problems. Knowing what's available in the standard library not only liberates programmers from mundane tasks like connecting to data sources, parsing XML, dealing with numbers but also more advanced problems like handling concurrency and parallelism. Having a deep knowledge of the Clojure standard library helps you solve problems quickly and more efficiently.
Clojure, The Essential Reference is an extensive reference to the standard library but it doesn't read as a dull list of functions. In addition to providing clear explanations for each topic, this guide is full of real-world examples, links, and background information. The book approaches difficult topics by illustrating them in a readable and pleasant way, using visual structure to emphasize the essential information. The book is designed to be used as a reference, but each function provides an interesting reading on its own, offering insight into functional and general programming. By using this reference, you will be able to make the most idiomatic and efficient choice while developing a Clojure application.
Each function or macro is presented with
An introduction including areas of application and main goals
A more rigorous contract section, including parameters and return types
Real world examples of the function in action
Background and conceptual information necessary to better understand the function
Diagrams and comparison tables
Implementation details and performance implications
Preface
Know your tools
Know your tools
Part 2. Fundamentals
Creating and manipulating functions
Basic constructs
Creating and inspecting macros
Operations on numbers
Comparison and equality
Reducers and transducers
Part 3. Data structures
Collections
Sequences
Sequential processing
Maps
Vectors
Sets
Part 4. Solving Specific Problems
Concurrency
Types, classes, hierarchies and polymorphism
Vars and namespaces
Evaluation
Formatting and printing
Strings and regular expressions
Mutation and side effects
Java interoperability
The toolbox
Dynamic variables in the standard library
Appendix A. Alphabetic Index
Appendix B. Glossary and recurring terminology