Clojure's approach to software design centers on immutable values and pure functions, offering a simpler alternative to mutable state management. Values in Clojure must be immutable, comparable, sharable, and precise, enabling fearless concurrency and effortless caching. The language provides four core collections (lists,
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Back to basics: what truly is a “value”?The bedrock: simplicity in four core collectionsThe core algorithm for programmingFrom to-do lists to music: data in actionManaging change: a principled approach to stateConclusion: building on rock, not on sandSort: