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Why I ever wrote Clojure


# 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. But I can force myself to write generic enterprise code for soulless corporations if I can make it fun for myself. I suspect this is the real reason Clojure was created, I bet Rich was just really bored.

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