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# [Learn Clojure by Example: JavaFX GUI with Cljfx](https://blog.matthewdmiller.net/learn-clojure-by-example-javafx-gui-with-cljfx?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Clojure is a dialect of Lisp that runs on the JVM. JavaFX is a modern GUI toolkit for the JVM. You could use JavaFX directly with Clojure's Java interop, but Cljfx provides a declarative and functional wrapper for JavaFX. Instead of building yet anot...

Jan 11, 2021 · 24 min read · blog.matthewdmiller.net  
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## Responses 1

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[Dan Maltbie](https://hashnode.com/@danome)

[Sep 27, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/learn-clojure-by-example-javafx-gui-with-cljfx/5ffba362a538d0013515610d/comment/61520c26cf735d72249a8a2e)

I am not a Java or UI programmer so having an example like this to get me started was really helpful.