(def atomic-clock (atom 0)) (meditations "Atoms are like refs" (= __ @atomic-clock) "You can change at the swap meet" (= __ (do (swap! atomic-clock inc) @atomic-clock)) "Keep taxes out of this: swapping requires no transaction" (= 5 (do __ @atomic-clock)) "Any number of arguments might happen during a swap" (= __ (do (swap! atomic-clock + 1 2 3 4 5) @atomic-clock)) "Atomic atoms are atomic" (= __ (do (compare-and-set! atomic-clock 100 :fin) @atomic-clock)) "When your expectations are aligned with reality things, proceed that way" (= :fin (do (compare-and-set! __ __ __) @atomic-clock)) )