The 'easier to read' part is valid maybe for the first week of working with a Lisp (commenting as a part of a team which switched from mostly-Java to only-Cloju

The 'easier to read' part is valid maybe for the first week of working with a Lisp (commenting as a part of a team which switched from mostly-Java to only-Clojure several months ago). Pros for Clojure: * Faster code -> result cycle. No need for compilation (except for AOT-compiling releases). * Absence of static typing helps in some of the domains, e.g. web applications. We have successfully used Prismatic's Schema[1] in places where a stable data interchange format was needed. * Binary compatibility. No need to recompile libraries for different Clojure versions. * Community oriented towards simplification. People mostly try to mimic Rich Hickey and Clojure.core development approach. * Orientation towards small libraries. I haven't yet had a need to use a framework written in Clojure (although Pedestal[2] seems interesting). [1] https://github.com/Prismatic/schema https://github.com/Prismatic/schema [2] http://pedestal.io/ http://pedestal.io/