# Clojure: The Documentary

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Clojure: The Documentary and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A documentary about the Clojure programming language, recommended for honoring its contributors and community history and for sparking interest in learning Clojure.

## Why people recommend it

- Honors Clojure's contributors and history (2 comments): "it highlights the significance of the contributions of someone I've never heard of before" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47801046)) "happy that it features so many familiar faces from the last two decades of Clojure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47584531))
- Generates enthusiasm to watch and learn (2 comments): "it makes me want to learn Clojure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47893734)) "I cannot wait to watch this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47799867))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clojure: The Documentary", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clojure-documentary/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).