[dkersten]

Clojure isn’t “Java family” any more than anything running on top if a C runtime is C family. Clojure is also a lot more if a functional programming language than Common Lisp is.

I also disagree with you on C++. Cc+11 was a fantastic improvement, C++14 added some missing stuff — at this point I was sold and eagerly awaiting C++17 — but when 17 arrivd and when I saw what 20 adds... it has become so complex that I don’t understand it at all anymore. I used to scoff at the people who said C++ was too complex, but after ~18 years of using the language its now reached a point where I am no longer comfortable using it. I see code that uses C++17 and recently 20 and I have no idea what its doing anymore. I am no longer confident that I can write safe, non bug-ridden code in C++.