Robert C. Martin • 1/19/2023

Functional Classes in Clojure

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This technical article demonstrates how to model class-like abstractions in the functional programming language Clojure. It defines data structures with specs, creates constructor and update functions, and shows cohesive operations—like harvesting a resource and aging—on a collection of cloud entities, all without using classes, inheritance, or polymorphic dispatch.

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