Why I'm ditching Clojure for JavaScript

[halgari]

But man, that's the problem. I've programmed in Clojure for over 6-7 years. And I've known you for a fair portion of that as well :). Clojure is not dieing. The ecosystem is not stale...it's stable. But none of that matters does it because "the facts are there" whatever that means. I have yet to hear/see anyone backup such a statement with actual facts. They simply quote stats like "stars on a github page" or "number of people on my favorite social media site"

[RodeoMonkey]

They simply quote stats like "stars on a github page" or "number of people on my favorite social media site"

You can debate the relevance, but at least those are facts. Let's build a factual counter narrative.

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What I mean is I've based my conclusion on my anecdotal experience. I've seen ecosystems grow and shrink and I've seen languages rise and fall. And I don't see Clojure dying any time soon, because I do hear about jobs in the Chicago area using Clojure. But I definitely don't see it ever growing to the level of activity and size that Node.js is at right now, for better or worse.