Sure, it's not a guarantee that the language will stay small and focused, but it provides a path towards that. Clojure has been around for a decade now, and the

Sure, it's not a guarantee that the language will stay small and focused, but it provides a path towards that. Clojure has been around for a decade now, and the core language has grown very little. I think it helps that Clojure is a BDFL driven language as opposed to being a design by committee.