Measure code complexity in clojure

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In Ruby, there are several tools to calculate complexity of the code, for example the cyclomatic complexity, the ABC score or flog, as described here: http://blog.codeclimate.com/blog/2013/08/07/deciphering-ruby-code-metrics/

Are there similar tools calculate the complexity of functions and/or entire namespaces in clojure?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:46:18Z

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To expand on my previous answer to a similar question: Homoiconicity in Clojure makes it quite easy to calculate basic code complexity measures.

That said, I wouldn't bother. The biggest sources of complexity in beginner Clojure programs come from wrong things, not structurally complex things. For example, programmers coming from a language like Ruby that encourages unstructured mutation are likely to initially:

overuse dynamic vars
use def for things that should be function args
use setters when updaters are the correct semantic
wait too long before learning core.async

Interestingly, many of these mistakes might also be flagged by automatic analysis.

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:46

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answered Mar 8, 2017 at 11:48

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