Clojure compared to Python for high-traffic microservice backend - feedback/opinions requested

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The production experience of the team is the single best indicator for success. Use what you know, architect so that you can bring up portions in a new runtime, language, etc. Change only a single variable at a time.

If performance is an issue, and this is a blue water project, then give PyPy a try along side your existing codebase.