The Software Philosopher - Why I ever wrote Clojure
I wrote Clojure professionally for 5 years. At first I loved it, and by the end I hated it, and for the same reason: I was bored.
I can't force myself to write generic enterprise code for soulless corporations. I just can't. I tried for so many years.
But I can force myself to write generic enterprise code for soulless corporations if I can make it fun for myself.
Enter Clojure. Or Go. Or Rust. Or Zig. Or literally anything new and exciting. (These were some of mine in chronological order.)
I su...
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