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diff --git a/clojure.html.markdown b/clojure.html.markdown index f1a0a74f..5086d2c2 100644 --- a/clojure.html.markdown +++ b/clojure.html.markdown @@ -1,9 +1,16 @@ --- language: clojure author: Adam Bard +author_url: http://adambard.com/ --- -Clojure is rad +Clojure is a variant of LISP developed for the Java Virtual Machine. It has +a much stronger emphasis on pure [functional programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming) than +Common Lisp, but includes several [STM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_transactional_memory) utilities to handle +state as it comes up. + +This combination allows it to handle concurrent processing very simply, +and often automatically. ```clojure ; Comments start with semicolons. |