Ghostwheel – easy spec, side effect detection and tracing for Clojure

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Ghostwheel is a Clojure development tool that provides specification and side effect detection capabilities. It helps developers write specifications for their code and traces side effects during execution. The tool is designed for Clojure programmers who want better visibility into how their functions behave and what unintended consequences they might produce. It simplifies the process of adding specs to code while flagging problematic side effects.

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