Why I Once Wrote Clojure

The author professionally used Clojure for five years, initially loving it, but ultimately hating it for the same reason: boredom. The author couldn't force themselves to write generic enterprise code for soulless corporations, but could if it was fun. Clojure, Go, Rust, Zig, and other new technologies helped maintain interest. The author speculates that Clojure's creation and high adoption in fintech stem from the boredom of highly intelligent engineers. High-paying jobs require highly intelligent engineers, but they get bored easily and need intellectual stimulation. Enterprise code writing is relatively boring, so fintechs allow engineers to use 'toys' in the codebase to lower turnover.