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require with alias

Learn require with alias in Clojure with a construct-specific explanation, a unique example, a practical boundary, and a mastery check.

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require with alias is an atomic Clojure topic inside Namespaces & JVM Interop. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.

Focus on what require with alias changes: the input, binding, control path, object state, collection, runtime effect, or language contract. Then alter one value and verify that the behavior changes for a reason specific to this feature.

Topic-specific example

clojure-07-02-require-with-alias.clj
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(require '[clojure.set :as set])
(set/union #{1 2} #{2 3})
Edge case / engineering note

Verify name resolution and visibility. The example should fail predictably if the dependency, namespace, or exported symbol is unavailable.

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