The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition

Chapter 14. Data-oriented programming

This chapter covers

• Code as code, and data as data
• Data as data
• Data as code
• Code as data
• Code as data as code

Of primary importance to functional programming languages, and Clojure is no exception, is the relationship between an application’s data elements and the code manipulating it. Some programming languages, in support of their paradigms, view the code/data relationship differently. In this chapter, we’ll talk about the data/code split in some modern languages and the way effective Clojure programs are constructed to blur that line. We’ll discuss how elevating data to the level of information can enable interesting simulation and testing solutions by being explicit about data in terms of time. ...