The past few years have seen the creation of numerous ‘Java.next’ languages. Among these is Clojure, a dynamic, functional, and concurrency-oriented Lisp for the JVM. This presentation will introduce you to Clojure, starting with the key philosophical principles that drove its development and the resulting practical benefits. Next, you will be introduced to Clojure’s simple syntax, data types, and data structures. This session will next delve into some of the language’s key features in greater detail, in particular:

• How the read-eval-print loop (REPL) enables dynamic prototyping and programming
• How macros can eliminate redundant code and create domain-specific languages
• How the functional programming paradigm can help create programs that are easier to understand and test
• How Clojure integrates concurrent programming into the language using references and software transactional memory (STM)
• How Java and Clojure can work with each other seamlessly

We're also have another book swap this meeting. If you have found that you have learned all you can from one or more of your books and they have outlived their usefulness, why not have a little bit of fun and see if someone will trade a book or two with you? Bring as many books as you like and come prepared to have fun! 
We'll spend the first 15 minutes of the meeting eating pizza and swapping books.

Speaker: Daniel Solano Gómez

Daniel Solano Gómez is an independent software developer in Houston with over ten years’ professional experience. He has worked in the telecommunications and oil services industries, primarily using object-oriented technologies such as Java and C++. 
Daniel first learnt about Clojure in late 2009 and has since worked on several Clojure-related projects, including Clojure itself. He is a contributor to the language and has helped develop some of the features for the Clojure 1.2 release. Daniel also is an assistant teacher for the Clojure 101 course on RubyLearning.org. 

Meeting Location: PROS Pricing

3100 Main
10th floor
Houston, TX 77002
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Suggested Parking:

Park across the street in the parking garage on Elgin on the 3rd or 4th floor in the Visitor designated spots. Walk across the skybridge on the 3rd floor and take the elevators on the right side of the elevator lobby to the 10th floor.

Meeting Sponsor: Sapient

Sponsor Website: http://www.sapient.com/

Company Overview

Sapient is comprised of three business groups each as unique as the industries and audiences they serve. And yet, what unifies us, what makes us greater than the sum of our parts is our global signature. A signature in the form of a simply stated, yet profound point of fact: we make businesses more efficient, profitable, and prepared to succeed in today’s ever evolving, always challenging, technology fueled business world.