In this project we introduce the Clojure programming language by implementing a simple algorithm to solve anagrams. We are going to be using JVM-based Clojure, so before we start, make sure you have Java installed:
java -version
Java downloads for most popular operating systems, and for Microsoft Windows, are available here.
We are also going to use the Leiningen tool to manage our dependencies and to run and compile our Clojure programs. You will find installation instructions for Leiningen here. To check it's working, run
lein version
Now you're ready to get started!
The tutorial consists of a number of Gorilla REPL
worksheets, found in the worksheets directory. We'll use Leiningen
to start the Gorilla REPL; make sure you're in the project directory, then
run:
lein gorilla
After a few seconds, you should see a message: Running at http://127.0.0.1:48786/worksheet.html (the port number could change each time you run this command). Open the link in your favourite browser.
To load the first worksheet, type alt-g alt-g (or click on the menu
icon in the top-right of the browser window), scroll down to Load a worksheet, and enter worksheets/001-basics.clj.
Copyright © 2015 Ray Miller ray@1729.org.uk
Distributed under the Eclipse Public License either version 1.0 or (at your option) any later version.
The word list distributed in the resources is from the Debian package wbritish, from the SCOWL project.