clojure/clojure
The Clojure programming language observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5909
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
10954 stars · 1533 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose Lisp dialect for the JVM that compiles to Java bytecode while remaining fully dynamic at runtime. It emphasizes functional programming with immutable persistent data structures and built-in concurrency support via software transactional memory and agents.
Use cases
- write concurrent programs without locks
- build JVM applications with a dynamic Lisp
- functional programming with persistent data structures
- interoperate with Java libraries
- rapid REPL-driven development
- build scalable backend services on the JVM
When to choose
- you want a Lisp on the JVM with access to Java frameworks
- you need robust multithreaded designs with immutable data and STM
- you value interactive REPL-driven development with compiled performance
When to avoid
- you need a language with no JVM dependency (consider ClojureScript or ClojureCLR instead)
- your team requires static typing or mainstream object-oriented idioms
- you need a large pool of readily available developers
Facets
library · maturity stable
programming-language compiler interpreter concurrency programming-languages developer-tools jvm cross-platform lisp functional-programming jvm-language dynamic-language immutable-data-structures software-transactional-memory macros homoiconic clojureclr clojurescript
5 sources
- homepage: https://clojure.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6a0ad06b63af
- site_page: https://clojure.org/about/rationale · fetched 2026-08-29 · 964c733dd85e
- site_page: https://clojure.org/reference/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · cdde0d5257d4
- site_page: https://clojure.org/about/clojureclr · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04552e665d75
- site_page: https://clojure.org/releases/downloads · fetched 2026-08-29 · df8e7ac9f418
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| clojure/clojure | main | 77 |
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