Yes, I believe it is correct. Keep in mind Clojure is running on top of jvm so they had to, first, figure out a balance between being practical and being "pret

Yes, I believe it is correct. Keep in mind Clojure is running on top of jvm so they had to, first, figure out a balance between being practical and being "pretty" and, second, work within the constraints of the environment. I think Rich Hickey has done a tremendous job here (and keeps doing it).