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Well there is a difference between stable and abandonware. There are issues open which haven't been addressed and things are just stale. It's a shame because Clojure is a pretty great Lisp.

At least in the official docs, things should be cleaned up and made much more user friendly.

Compare Clojure to Go: https://go.dev/tour/welcome/1

It's a heaven and hell difference.

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> At least in the official docs, things should be cleaned up and made much more user friendly.

The source of clojure.org is at https://github.com/clojure/clojure-site/ and it gets a pretty constant stream of updates these days (it even accepts PRs!). It's a huge improvement over what it used to be -- so it depends on what/when you're comparing it to.

If you have specific criticisms or suggestions, I expect they'd be welcomed.

the excellent community is one of the reasons I have been so pleased with Clojure professionally as my favorite stack for the past 8 years. I can't say much about the sites you've mentioned, as I rarely go there. Instead I lean on the highly active community forums, especially https://clojureverse.org/ and https://clojurians.zulipchat.com/ (which aggregates many sources). I originally started my Clojure professional journey with the book Web Development with Clojure, which just (second half of 2023) put out a new edition, which I am excited to read soon. It led me to a "batteries included" collection in Luminus, which I expect has changed to Kit (same author, latest technologies) in the new edition.

How's the community? Go introduce yourself at Clojureverse and you'll find a warm welcome :)

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