Becoming a Functional Programmer with Clojure

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.

Intermediate

47 Lessons

10h

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

1 Project

127 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

7 Quizzes

This course includes

1 Project

127 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

7 Quizzes

Course Overview

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 defi...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Functional Programming

What You'll Learn

An understanding of functional programming features and its applications

Familiarity with different data structures, both ordered and unordered, and manipulating them in Clojure

A working knowledge of the core components and fundamental libraries of Clojure

Hands-on experience solving algorithms and imaginary scenarios using Clojure

Familiarity with concurrent and parallel programming, learning how to work with futures, delays, promises, and mutable references

A working knowledge of software quality with Clojure, including unit testing, code conventions, and good practices

What You'll Learn

An understanding of functional programming features and its applications

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with creating Clojure services and embracing functional programming principles.

Overview of the Course

Functional Programming (FP)

Look at paradigms, core concepts, recursion, and side effects in functional programming.

Imperative and Declarative Paradigms

Functional Paradigm: Concepts and Guidelines Recursion and Effects Quiz: Functional Programming

A Short History of Clojure

Delve into Clojure's history, design philosophy, key features, and industry impact.

Clojure Behind the Scenes Language Features Quiz: A Short History of Clojure

Data Structures

Break down the steps to understand Clojure's immutable, efficient, and unique data structures.

Structures Ordered Collections Unordered Collections Quiz: Data Structures

Functions

Explore Clojure functions, flow control, laziness, data transformation, and advanced challenges.

Base Concepts of Functions Fundamental Functions Flow Control Challenge: Triangle Minimum Height Laziness Transformation Challenge: The Fibonacci Numbers Destructuring Arity and Variadic Functions Challenge: Manipulating Hash Maps Quiz: Functions

Multimethods, Protocols, Records, and Namespaces

5 Lessons

Implement flexible polymorphism using multimethods, protocols, records, and namespaces in Clojure.

Clojure and Its Macros

5 Lessons

Build on Clojure's macros, creating them, enhancing readability with threading macros, practical challenges included.

Concurrency and Parallelism Support

5 Lessons

Step through Clojure’s concurrency tools, managing state with threads, futures, and mutable references.

Clojure Unit Testing

3 Lessons

Get started with unit testing in Clojure, using `clojure.test` for comprehensive validation.

10.

Java Interop

3 Lessons

Examine leveraging Java libraries, key Java classes, and solving balanced brackets in Clojure.

11.

Writing a Clean Clojure Code

2 Lessons

Break down the steps to write clean, maintainable, and extensible Clojure code.

Bank Account Activities

Project

12.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Embrace functional programming principles in Clojure, emphasizing immutability, pure functions, and clean code.

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