Clojure Foundation
Overview
Non-profit organization that stewards the Clojure programming language. Clojure is a modern Lisp dialect that runs on JVM, JavaScript, and .NET.
Key Facts
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Founded: 2021-01-01
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Headquarters: Global (community-driven)
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Status: Non-profit organization
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Created by Rich Hickey in 2007; Clojure Foundation founded in 2021
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Clojure is a dynamic, functional programming language
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Runs on JVM, JavaScript (ClojureScript), and .NET (ClojureCLR)
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Emphasizes immutability, concurrency, and data-oriented programming
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CIDER is the leading Clojure IDE (Emacs)
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Used by Walmart, Nubank, and many fintech companies