To make tests more readable, Midje makes them look like examples in Clojure books. Here's how The Joy of Clojure uses syntax to explain Clojure: Here's the same fact about Clojure in Midje, expressed in a way that's just as readable but also machine-checkable: While Midje assumes you'll be building a test suite with lasting value, it allows you to do that while still using the repl in an idiomatic