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Clojure is still something of a small hype. Python is a 18 year-old programming language.

• swannodette 18y ago
  Clojure is a Lisp. Lisp is 50 years old.
  • icey 18y ago
    Don't you think that's a bit disingenuous? Clojure is still changing with a fair amount of frequency. As far as I'm aware, they have not even hit a 1.0 release yet (releases are currently referred to by their release date, which tells me it's still in the pre-final stages). It's a great language, but there is nothing to gain here by claiming it somehow is mature because Lisp is 50.
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    • swannodette 18y ago
      I suppose my point was that the principles of Lisp have lasted 50 years. Python (which is great) is the child of many, many Lisp-y ideas, but I don't think people will be using a variant of Python 32 years from now. But I would definitely bet there'll be many cool Lisp variants 50+ years from now, some of which may have taken some really good ideas from Clojure. Let's make it happen ;)