Clojure for the Brave and True by Daniel Higginbotham

Author:Daniel Higginbotham
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: No Starch Press, Inc.
Published: 2015-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

The philosopher’s stone, along with the elixir of life and Viagra, is one of the most well-known specimens of alchemical lore, pursued for its ability to transmute lead into gold. Clojure, however, offers a tool that makes the philosopher’s stone look like a mere trinket: the macro.

Macros allow you to transform arbitrary expressions into valid Clojure, so you can extend the language itself to fit your needs. And you don’t even have to be a wizened old dude or lady in a robe to use them!

To get just a sip of this power, consider this trivial macro:

(defmacro backwards

[form]

(reverse form))

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