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# Pure Clojure: Advanced Topics
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## Table of Contents
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1. [Advanced Functions](#1-advanced-functions)
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2. [Lazy Sequences Deep Dive](#2-lazy-sequences-deep-dive)
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3. [Transducers](#3-transducers)
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4. [Specs and Validation](#4-specs-and-validation)
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5. [The Collection Protocol](#5-the-collection-protocol)
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6. [Reducibles](#6-reducibles)
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7. [Parallelism](#7-parallelism)
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8. [Performance Optimization](#8-performance-optimization)
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9. [Index](#9-index)
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---
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## 1. Advanced Functions
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### 1.1 Variadic Functions
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Functions can accept variable numbers of arguments:
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```clojure
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(defn print-all [& args]
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(doseq [arg args]
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(println arg)))
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(print-all "a" "b" "c")
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;; With required arguments
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(defn greet [name & greeting-parts]
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(str (clojure.string/join " " greeting-parts) ", " name "!"))
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(greet "World" "Hello" "Good morning") ;; => "Hello Good morning, World!"
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```
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### 1.2 Rest Parameters in Detail
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The `&` symbol captures remaining arguments as a sequence:
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```clojure
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(defn my-apply [f & args]
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(apply f args))
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;; Using with destructuring
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(defn first-two [[a b & rest]]
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{:first a :second b :rest rest})
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(first-two [1 2 3 4 5])
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;; => {:first 1 :second 2 :rest (3 4 5)}
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```
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### 1.3 Keyword Arguments
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Clojure supports keyword arguments via destructuring:
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```clojure
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(defn configure [name & {:keys [debug verbose output]
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:or {debug false verbose false output "stdout"}}]
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{:name name :debug debug :verbose verbose :output output})
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(configure "test" :debug true :verbose true :output "file.txt")
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;; => {:name "test" :debug true :verbose true :output "file.txt"}
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```
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### 1.4 Mutual Recursion
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Functions can call each other:
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```clojure
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(defn even? [n]
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(if (zero? n)
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true
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(odd? (dec n))))
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(defn odd? [n]
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(if (zero? n)
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false
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(even? (dec n))))
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(even? 4) ;; => true
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(odd? 3) ;; => true
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```
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### 1.5 Memoization
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Cache function results:
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```clojure
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(defn slow-fib [n]
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(if (<= n 1)
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n
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(+ (slow-fib (- n 1))
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(slow-fib (- n 2)))))
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(def memo-fib (memoize slow-fib))
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;; Time difference is dramatic for larger n
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(time (memo-fib 35)) ;; Much faster
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```
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### 1.6 Preconditions and Postconditions
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Validate inputs and outputs:
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```clojure
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(defn absolute-value [n]
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{:pre [(number? n)]
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:post [(number? %)
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(>= % 0)]}
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(if (neg? n)
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(- n)
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n))
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(defn divide [a b]
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{:pre [(not (zero? b)) "Divisor cannot be zero"]}
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(/ a b))
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```
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### 1.7 Function Metadata
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Functions can have metadata:
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```clojure
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(defn ^:private internal-helper [x]
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x)
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(defn ^:deprecated old-function [x]
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x)
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;; Check metadata
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(meta #'internal-helper)
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;; => {:private true, ...}
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```
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### 1.8 Arities and Overloading
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```clojure
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(defn arity-error []
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(throw (ex-info "Invalid arity" {})))
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(defn complete
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([x] (complete x 1))
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([x y] (+ x y))
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([x y z] (+ x y z)))
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```
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---
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## 2. Lazy Sequences Deep Dive
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### 2.1 Realizing Sequences
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Lazy sequences are realized (evaluated) as needed:
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```clojure
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(def lazy-nats (range)) ;; Infinite
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(take 10 lazy-nats) ;; Realizes first 10
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;; Force full realization
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(doall lazy-nats) ;; Danger: infinite!
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(doall (take 1000 lazy-nats))
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```
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### 2.2 Chunked Sequences
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Clojure's lazy sequences are chunked (typically 32 elements):
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```clojure
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;; Range creates chunked sequences
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(class (range 100)) ;; => clojure.lang.LongRange
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;; Each chunk is realized at once
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```
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### 2.3 Lazy Cons and Realization
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```clojure
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;; cons creates a lazy sequence
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(def custom-seq (cons 1 (lazy-seq (cons 2 ()))))
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;; lazy-seq defers computation
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(defn fibs []
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(cons 0
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(cons 1
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(map + (fibs) (rest (fibs))))))
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```
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### 2.4 Seqable Objects
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Any object can be made sequential by implementing the `seq` method:
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```clojure
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(extend-type String
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clojure.core.protocols/Coll
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(coll [s] (seq s)))
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;; Now strings work with sequence functions
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(map clojure.string/upper-case "hello")
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;; => (\H \E \L \L \O)
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```
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### 2.5 Infinite Sequences
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```clojure
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;; Repeated cycle
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(def repeating (cycle [:a :b :c]))
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;; Repeat forever
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(def ones (repeatedly 1))
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(def randoms (repeatedly #(rand-int 100)))
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;; Iterate - apply function to previous result
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(def powers-of-two (iterate #(* 2 %) 1))
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(def collatz (iterate #(if (even? %) (/ % 2) (inc (* 3 %))) 1))
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```
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### 2.6 Sequence Performance
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```clojure
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;; Don't hold onto head of lazy sequence
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(defn bad-sum []
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(let [large-seq (range 10000000)]
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(reduce + (take 10 large-seq)))) ;; Holds reference to entire seq
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(defn good-sum []
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(reduce + (take 10 (range 10000000)))) ;; Head can be GC'd
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```
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### 2.7 Eager vs Lazy
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```clojure
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;; mapcat can be eager
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(mapcat reverse [[1 2] [3 4]]) ;; => (2 1 4 3)
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;; into forces realization
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(into [] (map inc (range 1000)))
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;;顽固 (into) is efficient - doesn't create intermediate collections
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```
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---
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## 3. Transducers
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Transducers are composable, lazy transformations independent of input context.
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### 3.1 Creating Transducers
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```clojure
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;; Without context
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(def increment (map inc))
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(def only-evens (filter even?))
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;; Composing transducers
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(def transform (comp
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(filter even?)
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(map inc)
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(take 10)))
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```
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### 3.2 Using Transducers
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```clojure
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;; With any sequence-like collection
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(transduce transform + (range 100))
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;; => Sum of first 10 even numbers + 1
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(into [] transform (range 100))
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;; => [3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21]
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(sequence transform (range 100))
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;; => Returns lazy sequence
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```
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### 3.3 Completing Reductions
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Some transducers need to do something at the end:
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```clojure
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(def taking-transform
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(fn [rf]
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(let [n (volatile! 5)]
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(fn
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([] (rf))
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([result] (rf result))
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([result input]
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(if (pos? @n)
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(do (vswap! n dec)
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(rf result input))
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(reduced result)))))))
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(transduce taking-transform + (range 100)) ;; => 10
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```
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### 3.4 Early Termination
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```clojure
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;; reduced wraps a value to stop early
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(transduce (filter odd?) + (range 10))
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;; => 25 (1+3+5+7+9)
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;; Use reduced? to check
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(reduced? (reduced 5)) ;; => true
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```
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### 3.5 Cat and Completing
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```clojure
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(require '[clojure.core.protocols :as p])
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;; The completing arity of the reducing function
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(transduce
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(map inc)
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(fn
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([result] result) ;; completing arity
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([result input] (rf result input)))
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[]
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(range 5))
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```
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---
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## 4. Specs and Validation
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### 4.1 Introduction to Spec
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Spec provides runtime validation and generative testing (via `clojure.spec.gen`).
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### 4.2 Defining Specs
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```clojure
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(require '[clojure.spec.alpha :as s])
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(s/def ::name string?)
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(s/def ::age (s/and int? #(>= % 0)))
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(s/def ::person (s/keys :req [::name ::age]))
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```
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### 4.3 Conforming
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```clojure
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(s/conform ::age 25) ;; => 25
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(s/conform ::age -5) ;; => :clojure.spec.alpha/invalid
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(s/conform ::person {::name "John" ::age 30})
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;; => {::name "John" ::age 30}
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```
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### 4.4 Validation with `valid?`
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```clojure
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(s/valid? ::age 25) ;; => true
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(s/valid? ::age -5) ;; => false
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(s/valid? ::person {::name "John" ::age 30}) ;; => true
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```
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### 4.5 Generative Testing
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```clojure
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(require '[clojure.spec.gen.alpha :as gen])
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;; Generate values
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(gen/generate (s/gen ::age))
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(gen/sample (s/gen ::age))
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;; Test with spec
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(s/def ::email (s/and string?
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#(re-find #"@" %)))
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(s/fdef greet
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:args (s/cat :name ::name)
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:ret string?)
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;; Run generative tests
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(stest/instrument `greet)
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```
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### 4.6 Multi-spec
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```clojure
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(s/def ::shape (s/multi-spec :type keyword?))
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(defmethod shape-spec :circle [_]
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(s/keys :req [:radius]))
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(defmethod shape-spec :rect [_]
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(s/keys :req [:width :height]))
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```
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---
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## 5. The Collection Protocol
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### 5.1 Collection Hierarchy
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```
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IPersistentCollection
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IPersistentList
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IPersistentVector
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IPersistentMap
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IPersistentSet
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```
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### 5.2 Key Protocols
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```clojure
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;; Sequential
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(first coll)
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(rest coll)
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(next coll)
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(cons item coll)
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;; Counted
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(count coll)
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;; Indexed (Vectors)
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(nth coll index)
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(get coll index)
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;; Associative (Maps)
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(assoc coll key val)
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(dissoc coll key)
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(find coll key)
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(keys coll)
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(vals coll)
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```
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### 5.3 Extending Collections
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```clojure
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;; Using reify
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(def my-collection
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(reify
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clojure.core.protocols/Coll
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(coll [this] this)
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clojure.core.protocols/Indexed
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(nth [this i] (get [10 20 30] i))))
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(nth my-collection 1) ;; => 20
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```
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### 5.4 Custom Reducibles
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```clojure
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(defrecord Range [start end]
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clojure.core.protocols/Coll
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(coll [this] (seq (range start end)))
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(reduce + (Range. 1 10)) ;; => 45
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```
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---
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## 6. Reducibles
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Reducers provide a way to perform parallel reductions without lazy sequences.
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### 6.1 Using Reducers
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```clojure
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(require '[clojure.core.reducers :as r])
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;; Parallel map (parallelizes automatically in fold)
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(r/map inc (range 1000))
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;; fold uses parallel reduction
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(r/fold + (r/map inc (range 1000000)))
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```
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### 6.2 Custom Reducers
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```clojure
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;; fold requires a foldable coll and combining function
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(r/fold
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(fn ([] 0) ([x y] (+ x y)))
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(fn ([x] x) ([x y] (+ x y)))
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(range 1000))
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```
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---
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## 7. Parallelism
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### 7.1 pmap
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Parallel map (lazy):
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```clojure
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;; Like map but evaluates in parallel
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(time
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(doall (pmap #(do (Thread/sleep 100) %) (range 10))))
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;; Much faster than regular map with blocking operations
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```
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### 7.2 Reducers for Parallelism
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```clojure
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;; Folding with multiple cores
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(r/fold 100 + (range 10000000))
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;; Custom combiner
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(r/fold
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100
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(fn ([] 0) ([a b] (+ a b)))
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(fn ([] 0) ([a b] (+ a b)))
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(range 10000000))
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```
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### 7.3 Futures
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```clojure
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;; Independent parallel tasks
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(let [a (future (compute-a))
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b (future (compute-b))]
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[@a @b]) ;; Waits for both
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```
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### 7.4 CompletableFuture (via Java interop - noted only)
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Note: Java's `CompletableFuture` requires Java interop. Pure Clojure alternatives include:
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- Core.async channels
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- Manifold library
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- Promises with futures
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---
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## 8. Performance Optimization
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### 8.1 Persistent Data Structures
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Clojure's persistent data structures share structure:
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```clojure
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;; Adding to vector shares most structure
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(def v1 [1 2 3 4 5])
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(def v2 (conj v1 6))
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;; v1 and v2 share [1 2 3 4 5]
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;; Only new nodes created for path to new element
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```
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### 8.2 Transient Data Structures
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For local, temporary mutations:
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```clojure
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(defn slow-accumulation []
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(loop [coll []
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i 0]
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(if (= i 100000)
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coll
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(recur (conj coll i) (inc i)))))
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(defn fast-accumulation []
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(persistent!
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(loop [coll (transient [])
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i 0]
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(if (= i 100000)
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coll
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(recur (conj! coll i) (inc i))))))
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(time (count (slow-accumulation))) ;; Slower
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(time (count (fast-accumulation))) ;; Faster
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```
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### 8.3 Chunked Operations
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```clojure
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;; Prefer chunked operations
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(into [] (map inc (range 1000))) ;; Creates one intermediate seq
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(into [] (mapcat list (range 100))) ;; Flattens lazily
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```
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### 8.4 Keep Args Eager
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```clojure
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;; Bad: holds head of sequence
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(def bad-result (map f large-collection))
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;; Good: process immediately
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(into [] (map f large-collection))
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```
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### 8.5 Batch Processing
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```clojure
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;; Instead of many small operations
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(doseq [x items]
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(update-db x))
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;; Consider batching
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(batch-update items)
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```
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### 8.6 Preload and Cache
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```clojure
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;; Memoization for expensive computations
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(def cached expensive-lookup
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(memoize (fn [k]
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(compute-expensively k))))
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;; Preload on startup
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(def initialized-data
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(delay (load-and-process-data)))
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```
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### 8.7 Bencharking
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```clojure
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(require '[criterium.core :as c])
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(c/quick-bench (reduce + (range 10000)))
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;; Reports mean, std deviation, etc.
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```
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---
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## 9. Index
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### A
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- `arity` - [1.8](#18-arities-and-overloading)
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- `assert` - [1.6](#16-preconditions-and-postconditions)
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### C
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- `chunked-seq?` - [2.2](#22-chunked-sequences)
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- `coll` - [5.3](#53-extending-collections)
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- `complement` - [1.3](#13-keyword-arguments)
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- `comp` - [1.3](#13-keyword-arguments)
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### D
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- `delay` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
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- `delayed?` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
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- `deref` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
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### F
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|
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- `force` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
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- `fnil` - [1.3](#13-keyword-arguments)
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- `fold` - [6.2](#62-using-reducers)
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- `fpartial` - [1.3](#13-keyword-arguments)
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|
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### G
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|
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- `gen` - [4.5](#45-generative-testing)
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- `generate` - [4.5](#45-generative-testing)
|
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|
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### I
|
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|
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- `into` - [3.2](#32-using-transducers)
|
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- `iterate` - [2.5](#25-infinite-sequences)
|
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|
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### L
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|
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- `lazy-cat` - [2.3](#23-lazy-cons-and-realization)
|
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- `lazy-seq` - [2.3](#23-lazy-cons-and-realization)
|
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- `let` - [1.2](#12-rest-parameters-in-detail)
|
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|
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### M
|
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|
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- `memoize` - [1.5](#15-memoization)
|
||||
- `multi-spec` - [4.6](#46-multi-spec)
|
||||
- `mmerge` - [6.1](#61-using-reducers)
|
||||
|
||||
### N
|
||||
|
||||
- `nested` - [5.3](#53-extending-collections)
|
||||
- `next` - [5.2](#52-key-protocols)
|
||||
|
||||
### P
|
||||
|
||||
- `parallelize` - [7.2](#72-reducers-for-parallelism)
|
||||
- `partial` - [1.3](#13-keyword-arguments)
|
||||
- `pmap` - [7.1](#71-pmap)
|
||||
- `promote` - [6.2](#62-using-reducers)
|
||||
|
||||
### R
|
||||
|
||||
- `realized?` - [2.1](#21-realizing-sequences)
|
||||
- `reduced` - [3.4](#34-early-termination)
|
||||
- `reduced?` - [3.4](#34-early-termination)
|
||||
- `reductions` - [3.3](#33-completing-reductions)
|
||||
|
||||
### S
|
||||
|
||||
- `sample` - [4.5](#45-generative-testing)
|
||||
- `sequence` - [3.2](#32-using-transducers)
|
||||
- `spec` - [4.1](#41-introduction-to-spec)
|
||||
- `split-with` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
|
||||
|
||||
### T
|
||||
|
||||
- `test` - [4.5](#45-generative-testing)
|
||||
- `transduce` - [3.2](#32-using-transducers)
|
||||
- `transient` - [8.2](#82-transient-data-structures)
|
||||
- `tree-seq` - [2.6](#26-sequence-performance)
|
||||
|
||||
### V
|
||||
|
||||
- `volatile!` - [1.7](#17-function-metadata)
|
||||
- `volatile?` - [1.7](#17-function-metadata)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
*Pure Clojure: Advanced Topics*
|
||||
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