Gain insights into Clojure’s functional programming principles and Java integration. Discover its succinct grammar, reusability, and wide industry adoption while exploring unique, practical coding examples.

Clojure, a robust functional programming language, employs the principle of pure coding to enhance code encapsulation, reusability, test coverage, and system maintenance. Its succinct grammar further enhances its capabilities.

Throughout this course, you will delve into the core tenets of functional programming. This foundation ensures a comprehensive grasp of the rationale behind Clojure's approach. You will also immerse yourself in Clojure coding, exploring captivating and illuminating subjects that define its unique functional nature. Moreover, you’ll gain insights into the formidable tools that Clojure seamlessly integrates, including Java libraries.

Clojure stands as a premier choice among functional programming languages. It leverages the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), enjoys wide adoption in the tech industry, and boasts a straightforward setup. Its accelerated learning curve has propelled its growth in the market, making it an invaluable asset for learners to acquire.

Becoming a Functional Programmer with Clojure

A functional paradigm is an approach related to what group of paradigms?


A functional paradigm is an approach related to what group of paradigms?

What is the main purpose of declarative paradigms?

What is the main purpose of declarative paradigms?

higher-order function and function composition

**(Fill in the blank.)** In functional programming, a function that receives another function as a parameter and calls two other functions in its execution is a ________.


(Fill in the blank.) In functional programming, a function that receives another function as a parameter and calls two other functions in its execution is a ________.

Which main principle of functional programming relies upon the idea of variables that are read-only and can't be modified?

Which main principle of functional programming relies upon the idea of variables that are read-only and can’t be modified?

A function that has many instructions and no return

A function that receives arguments and might have more than one possible return result

A function that receives arguments and has only a single possible return result

A function that receives arguments, has a single possible return, and stores data in a database, generating a side effect

What's a pure function that's an expression?

What’s a pure function that’s an expression?

In functional programming, we look for a more elegant implementation for iteration. What is it?

In functional programming, we look for a more elegant implementation for iteration. What is it?

Even though recursion is elegant, it has a drawback in that it’s much more costly in time and memory than looping. However, there's an optimization that makes it much more viable. What is it?

Even though recursion is elegant, it has a drawback in that it’s much more costly in time and memory than looping. However, there’s an optimization that makes it much more viable. What is it?

Tail recursion also has an extension that avoids function calls and stack frames as much as possible, which reduces time and memory consumption. Most functional programming languages implement this extension into core functions to iterate over collections, such as the famous map, reduce, and filter. What is this extension called?

Tail recursion also has an extension that avoids function calls and stack frames as much as possible, which reduces time and memory consumption. Most functional programming languages implement this extension into core functions to iterate over collections, such as the famous map, reduce, and filter. What is this extension called?

In functional programming, we try to avoid a few scenarios while programming to make it more concise and testable. What are the aspects we try to avoid?

In functional programming, we try to avoid a few scenarios while programming to make it more concise and testable. What are the aspects we try to avoid?

A brief check of what we've learned about functional programming so far.

Introduction

Functional Programming (FP)

A Short History of Clojure

Data Structures

Functions

Multimethods, Protocols, Records, and Namespaces

Clojure and Its Macros

Concurrency and Parallelism Support

Clojure Unit Testing

Java Interop

Writing a Clean Clojure Code

Bank Account Activities

Conclusion

Quiz: Functional Programming