When Rich Hickey created Clojure he did so because he wanted a Lisp language that used immutable data structures by default, that was designed with concurrency in mind, and was compatible with an ...

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This month's column diverges from the normal pattern of covering my struggles with technology. When I started this column, I was really looking forward to the Software Development issue, because I was ...

Functional programming can offer a more productive style of software development, but it takes some getting used to. With the functional paradigm, which is enabled in languages like Haskell, Scala, ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Frege, a functional language on the JVM, wants to give Scala a run for its money and entice developers. Spotlighted during a session at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco this week, Frege is pure ...

“Clojure was instrumental in hiring that first round of programers,” an engineering manager said of the Center City company’s growth. Crossbeam engineers Nick McAvoy and Yiannis Nicolaou talking ...