[bcrosby95]

Yep, Scala got a lot of attention because you could kinda write it like Java, and Java hadn't changed much in a very long time - people were looking for a "better Java" - and Clojure obviously isn't that.

Kotlin's whole point is a "better Java", so it's going to grab people who went to Scala for a "better Java". Also Java actually has a sane roadmap and methodology to get better too, so there's that now too - with the preview/incubating JEPs, people can see what is coming down the pipeline.

[tombert]

Yep, I don't dispute anything you said there, I think that's pretty consistent with what I said.

Clojure makes no claims of being "Java++". It's a lisp first and foremost that focuses on embracing the host platform and being broadly compatible with existing libraries and strong concurrency protections.