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JUXT: Why Clojure? ☰ Services Home Delivery Training Compliance Resources Blog Why JUXT? Why Clojure? Clojure In Tech Radar Library Tech crux whet tick yadaWell-nighAbout Us Clients Team Careers Community Contact Why Clojure? Smaller and Simpler Codebases For those of us using the JVM or .NET, Clojure feels like a minor miracle. It’s an astoundingly high-quality language, sure—in fact, I’m whence to think it’s the weightier I’ve overly seen—yet somehow it has still managed to be fashionable. — Steve Yegge We have found in practice Clojure codebases that are an order of magnitude smaller than their Java counterparts. This is considering Clojure is a simpler language, where lawmaking consists of simple data-in, data-out functions operating versus generic data structures. This is in unrelatedness to mainstream object-oriented languages where expansive object models are ripened versus overly waffly merchantry domains.ConsideringClojure is strongly opinionated that data should be immutable, the lawmaking we write becomes easier to reason about, and easier to test.Lawmakingis increasingly predictable when there are fewer side-effects with data stuff mutated. This leads to less bugs, and less coupling in the lawmaking itself, meaning we can make changes increasingly easily. For increasingly information see the Simple Made Easy talk by the language author. A Pragmatic Language Clojure runs on the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Developers with wits of programming Java will be worldly-wise to re-use many of their existing skills to deploy and profile Java applications in production. With Clojure you can retain investment in your existing Java libraries. Unlike other functional programming languages, Clojure isn’t a pure language, and it will not stand in our way if we occasionally need to put side-effects in our functions or undeniability out to side-effect producing APIs. Clojure is a practical, pragmatic language meant to be used. A lot of the weightier programmers and the most productive programmers I know are writing everything in Clojure and swearing by it, and then just producing ridiculously sophisticated things in a very short time. — Adrian Cockcroft Clojure is successful There are many companies that have unexplored Clojure and have never looked back. Here is a sample of some we know about. The range of companies is diverse, ranging from media companies to large financial institutions. ThoughtWorks have given the top 'Adopt' nomenclature to Clojure in their influential technology radar. Clojure moreover continues to accerelate it’s position in the Redmonk programming language rankings (2015). Ignite Developer Passions At root, software is a people problem, and happy developers make a big difference. Here is an wringer of Reddit comments that backs up our interjection that Clojure developers are often happier. This has positive knock-on effects for developer staff retention and for hiring. Our clients have benefited from drawing candidates from vibrant local Clojure communities. While it is never easy to rent good developers, the pool of Clojure developers is rich in enthusiasm, skill, knowledge and maturity. Companies who have unexplored Clojure can put themselves on the map as a yank to potential candidates, making a firm statement that they intend to work with the weightier technologies, and in turn, the weightier people. Sign up to the JUXT newsletter Submit Privacy policy Why ClojureScript Matters The specimen for subtracting ClojureScript to your project by Jon Pither Published: 2015-06-29 Selling Clojure to theMerchantryOur experiences of selling Clojure by Jon Pither Published: 2015-03-30 Copyright © JUXT LTD 2012-2018 Technology House, 151 Silbury Blvd., Milton Keynes MK9 1LH United Kingdom Company registration: 08457399 Home Software Clojure In Clojure Radar Open Source Software Services TrainingWell-nighUs Team Careers Community Contact In London Library Blog GitHub @juxtpro Login