programming languages

Rank

Scala vs Clojure

  1. This language has a strong static type system

    92% 8%
    Scala 59 out of 64 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  2. This language is large

    81% 19%
    Scala 31 out of 38 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  3. This is a mainstream language

    79% 21%
    Scala 23 out of 29 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  4. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language

    77% 23%
    Scala 41 out of 53 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  5. I often get angry when writing code in this language

    76% 24%
    Scala 10 out of 13 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  6. There are many good commercial tools for this language

    75% 25%
    Scala 43 out of 57 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  7. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.

    75% 25%
    Scala 18 out of 24 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  8. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"

    73% 27%
    Scala 28 out of 38 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  9. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient

    72% 28%
    Scala 43 out of 59 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  10. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language

    72% 28%
    Scala 13 out of 18 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  11. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to

    70% 30%
    Scala 12 out of 17 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  12. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.

    70% 30%
    Scala 14 out of 20 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  13. This language is suitable for real-time applications

    69% 31%
    Scala 30 out of 43 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  14. Writing code in this language is a lot of work

    67% 33%
    Scala 44 out of 65 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  15. There are many good tools for this language

    67% 33%
    Scala 37 out of 55 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  16. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years

    66% 34%
    Scala 20 out of 30 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  17. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language

    65% 35%
    Scala 31 out of 47 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  18. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis

    65% 35%
    Scala 28 out of 43 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  19. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project

    65% 35%
    Scala 39 out of 60 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  20. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong

    64% 36%
    Scala 35 out of 54 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  21. I would use this language for writing server programs

    63% 37%
    Scala 31 out of 49 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  22. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language

    63% 37%
    Scala 36 out of 57 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  23. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others

    63% 37%
    Scala 36 out of 57 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  24. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language

    62% 38%
    Scala 42 out of 67 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  25. I know many other people who use this language

    62% 38%
    Scala 33 out of 53 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  26. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform

    61% 39%
    Scala 29 out of 47 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  27. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer

    61% 39%
    Scala 16 out of 26 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  28. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done

    61% 39%
    Scala 33 out of 54 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  29. There are many good open-source tools for this language

    61% 39%
    Scala 36 out of 59 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  30. I use many applications written in this language

    61% 39%
    Scala 36 out of 59 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  31. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else

    60% 40%
    Scala 25 out of 41 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  32. I can imagine using this language in my day job

    60% 40%
    Scala 42 out of 69 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  33. Code written in this language tends to be verbose

    60% 40%
    Scala 31 out of 51 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  34. I would use this language for a web project

    60% 40%
    Scala 34 out of 56 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  35. This language is good for scientific computing

    60% 40%
    Scala 32 out of 53 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  36. This is a low level language

    60% 40%
    Scala 33 out of 55 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  37. This language has an annoying syntax

    60% 40%
    Scala 12 out of 20 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  38. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct

    58% 42%
    Scala 33 out of 56 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  39. This language is best for very large projects

    58% 42%
    Scala 30 out of 51 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  40. I usually use this language on projects with many other members

    58% 42%
    Scala 37 out of 63 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  41. This language is unusually bad for beginners

    58% 42%
    Scala 36 out of 62 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  42. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for

    57% 43%
    Scala 15 out of 26 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  43. I would use this language for writing embedded programs

    57% 43%
    Scala 8 out of 14 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  44. I know this language well

    56% 44%
    Scala 297 out of 526 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  45. This language is likely to be around for a very long time

    56% 44%
    Scala 22 out of 39 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  46. This language is well documented

    55% 45%
    Scala 29 out of 52 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  47. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).

    55% 45%
    Scala 5 out of 9 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  48. I use this language out of choice

    55% 45%
    Scala 26 out of 47 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  49. I would use this language for mobile applications

    54% 46%
    Scala 30 out of 55 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  50. This language is likely to be a passing fad

    54% 46%
    Scala 18 out of 33 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  51. I would list this language on my resume

    54% 46%
    Scala 25 out of 46 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  52. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable

    54% 46%
    Scala 26 out of 48 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  53. This language is good for distributed computing

    54% 46%
    Scala 26 out of 48 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  54. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood

    53% 47%
    Scala 28 out of 52 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  55. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.

    52% 48%
    Scala 10 out of 19 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  56. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time

    52% 48%
    Scala 23 out of 44 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  57. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.

    52% 48%
    Scala 13 out of 25 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  58. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language

    51% 49%
    Scala 22 out of 43 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  59. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread

    51% 49%
    Scala 23 out of 45 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  60. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages

    51% 49%
    Scala 25 out of 49 picked Scala over Clojure Clojure

  61. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language

    50% 50%
    Scala 15 out of 30 each for Clojure and Scala Clojure

  62. The resources for learning this language are of high quality

    48% 52%
    Scala 25 out of 49 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  63. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot

    48% 52%
    Scala 16 out of 31 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  64. I regularly use this language

    48% 52%
    Scala 29 out of 56 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  65. This language has a very dogmatic community

    48% 52%
    Scala 28 out of 54 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  66. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement

    47% 53%
    Scala 21 out of 40 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  67. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it

    47% 53%
    Scala 28 out of 53 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  68. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does

    46% 54%
    Scala 33 out of 62 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  69. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality

    46% 54%
    Scala 31 out of 58 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  70. Code written in this language is very readable

    46% 54%
    Scala 28 out of 52 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  71. This language is good for numeric computing

    45% 55%
    Scala 20 out of 37 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  72. I would use this language for casual scripting

    45% 55%
    Scala 35 out of 64 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  73. I enjoy using this language

    44% 56%
    Scala 39 out of 70 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  74. This is a high level language

    43% 57%
    Scala 40 out of 71 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  75. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code

    43% 57%
    Scala 31 out of 55 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  76. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.

    43% 57%
    Scala 13 out of 23 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  77. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.

    42% 58%
    Scala 12 out of 21 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  78. This language encourages writing reusable code.

    42% 58%
    Scala 12 out of 21 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  79. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do

    42% 58%
    Scala 35 out of 61 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  80. This language excels at text processing

    42% 58%
    Scala 31 out of 54 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  81. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"

    42% 58%
    Scala 26 out of 45 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  82. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity

    42% 58%
    Scala 29 out of 50 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  83. I usually use this language on solo projects

    41% 59%
    Scala 35 out of 60 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  84. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.

    41% 59%
    Scala 10 out of 17 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  85. I find this language easy to prototype in

    40% 60%
    Scala 36 out of 61 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  86. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer

    40% 60%
    Scala 31 out of 52 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  87. This language is good for beginners

    40% 60%
    Scala 34 out of 57 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  88. This language has a niche in which it is great

    40% 60%
    Scala 30 out of 50 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  89. I would use this language to write a command-line app

    39% 61%
    Scala 35 out of 58 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  90. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features

    38% 62%
    Scala 35 out of 57 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  91. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces

    38% 62%
    Scala 24 out of 39 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  92. I find code written in this language very elegant

    38% 62%
    Scala 42 out of 68 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  93. This language is expressive

    36% 64%
    Scala 36 out of 57 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  94. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.

    36% 64%
    Scala 12 out of 19 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  95. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language

    34% 66%
    Scala 36 out of 55 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  96. This language excels at symbolic manipulation

    34% 66%
    Scala 29 out of 44 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  97. Code written in this language tends to be terse

    33% 67%
    Scala 36 out of 54 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  98. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages

    33% 67%
    Scala 28 out of 42 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  99. This language is best for very small projects

    32% 68%
    Scala 39 out of 58 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  100. This language has a good community

    31% 69%
    Scala 32 out of 47 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  101. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it

    31% 69%
    Scala 15 out of 22 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  102. This language excels at concurrency

    31% 69%
    Scala 40 out of 58 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  103. This language would be good for teaching children to write software

    30% 70%
    Scala 16 out of 23 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  104. This language is very flexible

    29% 71%
    Scala 40 out of 57 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  105. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features

    28% 72%
    Scala 23 out of 32 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  106. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.

    26% 74%
    Scala 14 out of 19 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  107. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application

    26% 74%
    Scala 34 out of 46 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  108. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later

    25% 75%
    Scala 20 out of 27 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  109. This language has a high quality implementation

    23% 77%
    Scala 20 out of 26 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  110. This language has a very coherent design

    22% 78%
    Scala 34 out of 44 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

  111. This language is minimal

    13% 87%
    Scala 38 out of 44 picked Clojure over Scala Clojure

What's going on here?

The absolute rankings are interesting for large scale comparisons but when you want to know about two specific languages it's much more informative to look at how the two fare when they go directly head to head.

Here are all the statements which we've got enough comparisons between Scala and Clojure to be meaningful and which of the two our users picked.

The order in which we're presenting them is a little arbitrary (sorry), but we've tried to put the things which they're both good at first so as to give you the most interesting picture of it.