The JVM boasts one of the biggest software ecosystems: you will find libraries, components and servers of all sizes, types, colors and flavors; which have made Java the choice language for many. However the JVM is open enough to let other languages live in it, these languages provide new features …
This video shows you how to transition from a Java writing imperative programmer to a functional programmer, using Java, Clojure and Scala for examples. It takes common topics from imperative languages and looks at alternative ways of solving those problems in functional languages.
JavaFX 2.0 is the next version of a revolutionary rich client platform for developing immersive desktop applications. One of the new features in JavaFX 2.0 is a set of pure Java APIs that can be used from any JVM language, opening up tremendous possibilities. This talk demonstrates the future potential …
An interview with Stuart Halloway, author of “Programming Clojure” and the “Java.next” article series. He talks about how evaluating Groovy, JRuby, Scala, and Clojure eventually lead him to write a book on Clojure.
Part 2 of a presentation by Rich Hickey to the NYC Java Study Group. A gentle introduction to Clojure, part 2 focuses on Java integration, functional programming, persistent data structures and concurrency.
Part 1 of a presentation by Rich Hickey to the NYC Java Study Group. A gentle introduction to Clojure, part 1 focuses on reader syntax, core data structures, code-as-data, evaluation, special operators, functions, macros and sequences. No prior exposure to Lisp is presumed.
