Clojure goes against so many of lisp's timeless philosophies and principles that it can hardly be described as a lisp.
When someone says "lisp is the greatest programming language" it's these principles that they refer to, most of which Clojure discards so it can play nice with Java and promote very specialized ways of solving problems in order to best fit a particular niche.
The best way to discover the essence of lisp is to read SICP and learn Scheme.
When someone says "lisp is the greatest programming language" it's these principles that they refer to, most of which Clojure discards so it can play nice with Java and promote very specialized ways of solving problems in order to best fit a particular niche.
The best way to discover the essence of lisp is to read SICP and learn Scheme.