Last week I gave an introduction to Clojure presentation to my client’s developers. With only an hour to work with I just scratched the surface of the language so recommended a set of resources that would allow them to find out more. I thought I’d share them here as well.
Here are a few good articles that mainly talk about the reasons for choosing Clojure as your programming language
- http://blog.developer.atlassian.com/why-clojure/
- https://medium.com/@ertu.ctn/why-clojure-seriously-why-9f5e6f24dc29
- http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html - This is about startups and lisp in general
- https://m.oursky.com/why-i-chose-clojure-over-javascript-24f045daab7e - ClojureScript
If you’re ready to go deeper these are great intro videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76Vbsk_3J0 - Clojure for Java developers part one - You’ll need 2 hours for this but its worth every second
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb3rurFxrZ8 - Clojure for Java developers part two - only one hour to finish things off
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-kj2qwJa_E - 45 mins of how ClojureScript development happens
If you want to get hands on here are a couple of ways to get started in your browser
If you’ve seen enough and want to read something, you could either go all in and pick up a copy of The Joy of Clojure - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+joy+of+clojure&adgrpid=59974648744&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpsaAqrGY4wIVmLPtCh3K9Q9PEAAYASAAEgLm7PD_BwE&hvadid=259075575306&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9045909&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3876144581587609391&hvtargid=kwd-296571224320&hydadcr=17584_1775254&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_40ixd53onk_e which will give you in depth coverage of all things Clojure. If you learn best by doing get practical quickly with Living Clojure - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Clojure-Carin-Meier/dp/1491909048/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=living+clojure&qid=1562144450&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Its a great read, the initial chapters pack a lot into a small space and is full of tips on how to take what you’ve learned and start coding Clojure for yourself.