May 26, 2013
Press
BS TechTalk: Clojure
Boyle Software developer Lane Liles presented this evening on Clojure for our monthly BS Tech Talk.
Clojure (pronounced like "closure") is a recent dialect of the Lisp programming language created by Rich Hickey. It is a general-purpose language supporting interactive development that encourages a functional programming style, and simplifies multithreaded programming.
Clojure runs on the Java Virtual Machine, Common Language Runtime and can compile to JavaScript. Like other Lisps, Clojure treats code as data and has a sophisticated macro system.
Click here for Lane's slideshow presentation in pdf format.
Clojure 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. Clojure is a compiled language - it compiles directly to JVM bytecode, yet remains completely dynamic. Every feature supported by Clojure is supported at runtime. Clojure provides easy access to the Java frameworks, with optional type hints and type inference, to ensure that calls to Java can avoid reflection.
As a dialect of Lisp Clojure shares with Lisp the code-as-data philosophy and a powerful macro system. Clojure is predominantly a functional programming language, and features a rich set of immutable, persistent data structures. When mutable state is needed, Clojure offers a software transactional memory system and reactive Agent system that ensure clean, correct, multithreaded designs.
The Boyle Software TechTalks are monthly, internal, evening gatherings with the goal of sharing thoughts on IT technologies and pizza.
About Boyle Software Inc.
Boyle Software is a privately-held, custom software development company that "designs, develops and delivers" robust technology solutions for small and large clients alike, across several industries, including Financial Services, Media, Entertainment, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care, Government, NGOs and Non-Profits.
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