Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that learning Clojure is not the only worthwile persuit in life

[taf]

first of all; great topic title

now because you phrased your question in rather specific terms ( clj to u is meant to also include cljs, correct?), i think you got a great answer right away.

@thheller

Absolutely Java and JavaScript since they will strengthen your understanding of Clojure(Script). Knowing what the JVM is capable of and having the option of dropping down to Java if you really need to do something performance critical is like having a super power. You don’t need to do it often but having the option to do so is great. Same applies to JS. Knowing how and when to leverage the Host is critical IMHO.

THAT ( to me at least ) MAKES PERFECT SENSE!

p.s. for some more rationale along those lines consider the following post i wrote a while back:

What do beginners struggle with?

now… the overall theme of this entire topic is “what do beginners strugge with” and i have already pointed out the shortcomings of the clj-doc-approach in a previous post. having said that, i think a more fundamental difficulty for beginners arises as a consequence of clojure’s quintessence, namely, being a HOSTED LISP. what do i mean? well, first of all, it is always easier to learn / master something new, if you are already familiar with something akin to it. for example, if you do already s…