Clojure Assessment Test

A Clojure Assessment Test evaluates candidates for their proficiency in Clojure, a functional, Lisp-based programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

A Clojure Assessment Test evaluates candidates for:

• Syntax and Semantics: Understanding of Clojure syntax, including data types, literals, and basic constructs such as symbols, keywords, lists, vectors, maps, and sets.
• Functional Programming: Proficiency in functional programming principles, including immutability, first-class functions, higher-order functions, and recursion.
• Concurrency and Parallelism: Knowledge of Clojure's concurrency features, including software transactional memory (STM), atoms, refs, agents, and core.async library.
• Macros and Metaprogramming: Ability to write and understand macros, use of defmacro, and metaprogramming techniques to manipulate and generate code at compile time.
• Namespaces and Modules: Skills in organizing code using namespaces, requiring and referring to other namespaces, and modularizing large codebases.
• Java Interoperability: Understanding of Clojure's interoperability with Java, including calling Java methods, implementing Java interfaces, and using Java libraries.
• Data Transformation: Proficiency in using Clojure's core library for data transformation, including functions like map, reduce, filter, take, and partition.
• Error Handling: Knowledge of error handling mechanisms in Clojure, including try, catch, finally, and custom exception handling.
• REPL Usage: Experience with using the Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) for interactive development, debugging, and testing Clojure code.
• Development Tools: Familiarity with development tools and libraries in the Clojure ecosystem, such as Leiningen, Boot, CIDER, and REPL-driven development.
• Web Development: Understanding of web development in Clojure using frameworks like Ring, Compojure, Luminus, or Pedestal.
• Testing: Skills in writing and running tests using Clojure's testing libraries like clojure.test, Midje, or Expectations.
• Data Persistence: Knowledge of working with databases and data persistence libraries in Clojure, such as Datomic, Clojure JDBC, or next.jdbc.
• Community Practices: Awareness of best practices, idiomatic Clojure code, and familiarity with the broader Clojure community and resources.

Overall, our Clojure Assessment Test measures candidates' proficiency in using Clojure for software development, providing you with insights into their capabilities as Clojure developers.