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Life & fun · October 21, 2015

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Clojure for the Brave and True – now free online

Clojure for the Brave and True – now free online launched on October 21, 2015 with 224 votes, #89 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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Clojure for the Brave and True is a free online book that teaches the Clojure programming language and functional programming concepts. It is designed for people who want to learn Clojure through a practical, cohesive approach. The book covers core programming principles and aims to help programmers improve their skills by understanding powerful concepts implemented in the language.

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“Learning Clojure is the best way you can improve as a programmer because it introduces you to powerful concepts implemented in a simple, cohesive, and practical language. You learn Clojure here. Therefore, Brave Clojure is your very best friend when it comes to programming.” And lo, the syllogism was born! Do you want to learn Clojure, the most powerful and fun programming language on the planet? Do you want to unravel the mysteries of Lisp and functional programming? Do you want to punch hobbits and track down glittery vampires? Then you need to read this book! Clojure’s popularity continues to grow, with companies like Netflix using it to build everything from complex,…from braveclojure.com

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