> Clojure can only ever match Java in performance You're technically correct, but the typical Java program making heavy use of threads has inefficiencies (and

> Clojure can only ever match Java in performance You're technically correct, but the typical Java program making heavy use of threads has inefficiencies (and incorrectness) that would be avoided with Clojure's higher level async APIs. As it's easier to write idiomatic, performant C than the "faster" ASM.