Clojure Documentary Launches Amid Debate on Language's Future: Hype vs. Deep Industry Roots

Software & AppsApr 19, 2026score 0.8315 posts · 0 replies across 9 instances

The release of "The Clojure Documentary" has dominated promotion across platforms, with multiple users sharing links and praising the film for humanizing the technology and its creators.

Opinions on the language's staying power are split. Some users, like @seancorfield, insist that while the initial hype wave may have passed, Clojure maintains steady use in demanding, professional production environments, referencing the 2025 state-of-clojure report. Countering this, others point to structured support, noting that grants from Clojurist Together can actively fund open-source Clojure development via @aphyr.

The consensus pushes for two narratives: celebrate the human story told in the documentary while acknowledging that the language's continued viability is supported by concrete infrastructure, such as enterprise adoption successes noted by @h4ckernews and the ongoing availability of development funding.

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The Documentary is generating massive promotion, focusing on the human element of the technology.

Multiple posters, including @plexus, recommended the documentary for its ability to 'greatly humanise the tech and people' behind #Clojure.

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Clojure maintains production relevance despite fading public 'hype'.

@seancorfield argues that 'folks in industry quietly continued to use #Clojure' and cites 15 years of personal experience.

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Concrete funding mechanisms exist to keep the open-source development alive.

@aphyr highlighted that Clojurist Together provides specific grants to support open-source #Clojure projects.

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The language has a verified track record of adoption in large, commercial systems.

@h4ckernews pointed to the 2021 case of bringing #Clojure to Enterprise as proof of commercial viability.

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Early adopters remain deeply vested in the language's culture and philosophy.

@oylenshpeegul shared a personal anecdote recalling being a developer in the scene back in 2017.

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By the way, Clojurists Together (which Jepsen helps fund!) offers grants to support the development of open-source #Clojure projects. You can apply here: https://www.clojuriststogether.org/open-source/

9 boosts · 7 favs · 0 replies · Mar 14, 2026

#clojure

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"The Clojure Documentary features:
Alessandra Sierra, Alex Miller, Chris Houser, David Nolen, Ed Wible, Eric Normand, Eric Thorsen, Lucas Cavalcanti, Michael Fogus, Nathan Marz, Rich Hickey, Steph Hickey, and Stuart Halloway.
Film Credits: 
Directed by: Cormac Dunne
Produced by: Emma Tracey
Additional direction: Joey Bania 
Music supervision and sound design: Tomás Malara"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg
#lisp #commonlisp #clojure #documentary #functionalprogramming #java #concurrency

0 boosts · 2 favs · 1 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#concurrency#java#functionalprogramming#documentary#clojure#commonlisp

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The Evolution of Software: How Clojure Redefined Programming Philosophy In the vast world of programming, innovations often spring from deep-rooted passions and philosophies. This is the tale of ho...

#Developer #Clojure #Functional #Programming #Lisp

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0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026

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@elfenlaid @adrgrunt @simon Yes, the hype died out but folks in industry quietly continued to use #Clojure -- see https://clojure.org/news/2026/02/18/state-of-clojure-2025 -- I've been using it in production for 15 years at this point. We still see a steady influx of new Clojure developers too.

2 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Apr 18, 2026

#clojure

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Proud to say I am one of those cranky, tired old programmers in the room (right here in Baltimore) in 2017!

#Clojure 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg&t=68s

1 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Apr 17, 2026

#clojure

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The Clojure Documentary is out! This was a delight to watch, it greatly humanises the tech and people behind it, but also gives a good overview of the things that make #Clojure remarkable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg

5 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Apr 17, 2026

#clojure

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#Clojure: The Official Documentary is out 😍

https://youtu.be/Y24vK_QDLFg

https://clojure.org/about/documentary

2 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026

#clojure

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Clojure: The Documentary via @binjip978 https://lobste.rs/s/nvzsa5 #video #clojure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#video#clojure

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Watch Clojure: the documentary here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg

It's an over an hour long documentary about ... #clojure!

2 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#clojure

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welcome to the resistance, #clojure

https://clojure.org/dev/contributor_agreement#_no_generated_code

22 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#clojure

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Clojure documentary premieres today on YouTube at 18:00 UTC (about 2.5 hours from now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg

#Clojure #ClojureDocumentary #CultRepo

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#clojure#clojuredocumentary#cultrepo

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Bringing Clojure programming to Enterprise (2021)

https://blogit.michelin.io/clojure-programming/

#HackerNews #Clojure #Enterprise #Programming #Technology #Innovation #2021

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 2, 2026

#hackernews#clojure#enterprise#programming#technology#innovation

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Clojure: The Documentary

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y24vK_QDLFg

#clojure #lisp #functionalprogramming

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026

#functionalprogramming#lisp#clojure

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Official Clojure Documentary page with Video, Shownotes, and Links

https://clojure.org/about/documentary

#clojure

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026

#clojure

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Clojure: The Documentary (Trailer)  https://lobste.rs/s/lxzmm2 #video #clojure
https://youtu.be/JJEyffSdBsk

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Mar 30, 2026

#video#clojure