Instead of asking "What values are in a type?" let's ask the reverse question. One interpretation is that the simplest type constructor function behaves like `identity` unless it fails; then it ...

Intended for cross-platform development, Humble UI is pitched to developers who want to build high-quality desktop UIs using Clojure. The Clojure-based Humble UI is being developed as a framework for ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

A group of neuroscientists argue that our words are primarily for communicating, not for reasoning. By Carl Zimmer For thousands of years, philosophers have argued about the purpose of language. Plato ...

LINGUISTS TEND to say that all languages are valuable, expressive and complex. They usually attribute negative attitudes to prejudice and politics. That is probably why no one has carefully studied ...

The globe hums with thousands of languages. But when did humans first lay out a structured system to communicate, one that was distinct to a particular area? Scientists are aware of more than 7,100 ...

Abstract: Over the past two years (2008-2010), Clojure (http:// clojure.org) has made quite a splash in two areas: functional programming and the Java Virtual Machine ...