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1. jwr+vP[view] [source] 2026-01-12 09:07:11
>>tehnub+(OP)
I program mostly in Clojure and I expected it to be near the top, as it tends to be very concise and expressive (qualities I really admire). I am getting excellent results from Claude Code (Opus 4.5), and I think this might be one of the reasons. I'm using Claude with a large code base and the token-efficiency of Clojure might help with fitting more into the context window.
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2. kalisz+kR1[view] [source] 2026-01-12 15:38:58
>>jwr+vP
I also program a lot in Clojure/Script. Do you also consider thinking token and the number of iterations in the token efficiency?
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3. jwr+wD2[view] [source] 2026-01-12 19:14:35
>>kalisz+kR1
I don't think thinking tokens are affected, as LLMs "think" mostly in plain language, with occasional code snippets.
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