defn-recur.clj

;; top level, used only once
(defn only-used-once [r {:keys [foo]}]
  (if (even? foo)
    (+ r foo)
    r))

(defn sum-my-stuff1 [coll]
  (reduce only-used-once 0 coll))

;; anonymous fn, inline
(defn sum-my-stuff2 [coll]
  (reduce
    (fn [result {:keys [foo]}]
      (if (even? foo) (+ result foo) result))
    0
    coll))

;; multi-arity to encapsulate both
(defn sum-my-stuff3
  ([coll] (sum-my-stuff3 0 coll))
  ([result [{:keys [foo] :as hd} & tl]]
    (cond
      (nil? hd) result
      (even? foo) (recur (+ result foo) tl)
      :else (recur result tl))))

;; loop, no other fns needed.
(defn sum-my-stuff4 [coll]
  (loop [result 0 [{:keys [foo] :as hd} & tl] coll]
    (cond
      (nil? hd) result
      (even? foo) (recur (+ result foo) tl)
      :else (recur result tl))))

;; transducer version - the future?
(defn sum-my-stuff-inf [coll]
  (transduce (comp (map :foo) (filter even?)) + coll))