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St. Louis Java Users Group May 2020: Why Clojure?

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  • Presented by Alex Miller, Clojure core contributor

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Programming languagesLisp and ClojureJava and the JVM

Alex Miller introduces Clojure to Java developers, highlighting its strengths, core concepts, and how to use Clojure and Java together.

About the Presentation: Clojure is a dynamic general-purpose language on the JVM. This talk will be a quick spin through the language and its strengths, particularly in comparison to Java. We'll also cover how to use Clojure and Java together. About the Presenter: Alex Miller works on maintaining Clojure and supporting the Clojure community at Cognitect. He co-authored the books Clojure Applied and the 3rd edition of Programming Clojure, both on Pragmatic Press. Alex is the founder of the Strange Loop, Clojure/west, and Lambda Jam conferences. He writes regularly at insideclojure.org.

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St. Louis Java Users Group May 2020: Why Clojure