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I don't have any numbers, but given the relative youth of Clojure vs Scala, and the adoption that Clojure is getting, I'd say that the trajectory is pretty much
by mikerichards 12y ago
I don't have any numbers, but given the relative youth of Clojure vs Scala, and the adoption that Clojure is getting, I'd say that the trajectory is pretty much on Clojure's side.
And this is coming from someone that isn't particularly keen on s-expressions or dynamic typing. Like I said in my first comment, I'm pretty much amazed at the adoption of Clojure by some mainstream companies.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoWell, there is always http://xkcd.com/605/ http://xkcd.com/605/ When your base is high, adoption trajectories are pretty high, but level off fairly quickly. We still need a few years to tell what is actually going on.
- seanmcdirmid 12y ago"base is high" should be "base is low". Trajectories level off over time.
- mikerichards 12y agoSean, I don't think that's really fair to either Scala or Clojure though. Yeah, both of their numbers are small potatoes next to Java or C#, but not insignicant...as in last week there was 4 Clojure users and now there's 16..OMG there's been a 400% jump!.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoWe are talking about adoption rates between Scala and Clojure. When Scala was a few years old, I am arguing that its adoption rate was similar to what Clojure is experiencing today. So looking at the "current trajectory" doesn't tell the whole story. It is adoption over the long term that will tell us who has won (or is winning) the language wars. The xkcd cartoon is obviously exaggerated satire.