Computer languages reflect the goals, target audiences, and to some degree the personalities of their creators and their communities. As a result, even languages that are created with similar goals in ...

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 ...

Donkey is a new Clojure open-source HTTP library, designed for ease of use and performance. Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a language helps with design decisions. Clojure frees developers ...

Clojure is a dynamic functional language for the JVM, recently released in version 1.0. Clojure offers a new set of programming techniques for robust code and rapid development. In particular, it has ...

Nubank buys firm behind Clojure programming language Brazilian digital banking powerhouse Nubank has acquired Cognitect, the US-based software consultancy behind the Clojure programming language and ...

Using the Java programming language, developers have difficulty making Java applications scale linearly. Beyond the initial handful of processors, every time you add a new processor to your system, ...