clojure ☆

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Description:
Dynamic, general-purpose programming language

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.12.4.1582@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @clojure | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: lisp jvm functional programming-language concurrency

Install: brew install clojure

About:
Clojure is a dynamic, functional, general-purpose programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It emphasizes immutability and immutable data structures, which simplifies writing robust and concurrent programs. The language offers strong interoperability with Java, allowing developers to leverage the vast Java ecosystem.

Key Features:

Functional programming with immutable data structures
Runs on the JVM with full Java interoperability
Concurrent programming primitives (Software Transactional Memory)
Lisp dialect with powerful macro system
REPL-driven development workflow

Use Cases:

Building scalable backend services and APIs
Data processing and analysis pipelines
Concurrent and parallel application development

Alternatives:

scala – Scala also runs on the JVM but blends object-oriented and functional paradigms more explicitly than Clojure's Lisp approach.
common-lisp – Common Lisp is a direct ancestor but runs on its own native environment rather than the JVM, lacking Clojure's modern concurrency primitives.

License: EPL-1.0

Dependencies: openjdk, rlwrap

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 22, 2025 10:53pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e338bb4e