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Developed byRich Hickey
Maintained byCognitect
LicenseEclipse Public License
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casefunctional programming
Integrates with
Java libraries
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Based onLisp
Competes with
Common LispScala
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Clojure

product

Dynamic, functional programming language running on the JVM with Lisp syntax

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runs on

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Java Virtual Machine○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Rich Hickey○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released year

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2007○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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Lisp○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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functional programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports paradigm

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immutable data structures○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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Java libraries○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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Eclipse Public License○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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Cognitect○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports concurrency

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competes with

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Common Lisp○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
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