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		jimbokun on June 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why ClojureScript Matters I think Clojure owes much of its success to the acceptance of using multiple languages in the same project. Maybe breaking off a small piece of functionality in a Java project to try implementing in Clojure. Maybe implementing a service with a REST API in Clojure accessed from clients written in other languages. So I find it a little ironic, and maybe short sighted, to hear "write everything in one language" used as an argument for using Clojurescript.

jbergens on June 29, 2015 [–]

I agree, if the one language idea really starts to be followed everywhere it is probably javascript that will win. There is almost nothing in this article explaining why clojurescript is or could be a better choice.

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