Suggesting that clojure is dying or going to die is some serious hyperbole. The community is growing steadily every year and is being adopted by industry players. Maybe not quite as fast as languages like scala that cater more to what users are familiar with, but that&#x27;s not a bad thing necessarily.<p>Speaking of scala, you could also use it as an example of what happens when you say yes too much. In fact, to me, that&#x27;s scala&#x27;s major weakness. Sure, users can use it like a better java, but you aren&#x27;t gaining as much from doing that as you would if you actually adopted a more functional style of programming. This is exactly what clojure encourages. I wouldn&#x27;t count promoting this philosophy as any more hostile than any other opinionated language.<p>It certainly sounds like Clojure is not for Yegge, but that&#x27;s not a valid reason to call the community hostile and claim that it&#x27;s a dying language. Especially so because it&#x27;s the complete opposite of what is true. The community is very helpful and welcoming to newcomers and the usage is growing, not declining.