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Re:The Clojure Community and Me by ihodes on Sunday November 27, 2011 @01:46PM (#3283033)
It's so true. Though I haven't been nearly as immersed in the Clojure community as Anthony has, two of my last four jobs/internships have been in Clojure (well, really, they hired me back). And I've loved it. I love the language–it's the perfect balance of having fun, being precise, and getting things (anything done). And I love the community. I've met so few Clojurists in person, but the ones I have met have been amazing, and the ones who share their stories and their wisdom via blog or IRC are just so damn intelligent and kind.

More than anything, I Get Things Done with Clojure, and the community helps me do that. And from the feedback/re-hiring I get from my jobs, my employers and the people they serve would agree.

Anthony: Keep at it man–you're great!

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Re:The Clojure Community and Me by dmix on Sunday November 27, 2011 @04:09PM (#3283419)
> two of my last four jobs/internships have been in Clojure

Was this in SF?

I've always used Clojure in my spare time with hobby projects. But I didn't really see it as a professional option. I'm curious if thats changing now.

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Re:The Clojure Community and Me by puredanger on Sunday November 27, 2011 @05:54PM (#3283651)
Lots of people are using it professionally (we have a team of 9 doing Clojure). More: http://dev.clojure.org/display/community/Clojure+Success+Sto...
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Re:The Clojure Community and Me by ihodes on Sunday November 27, 2011 @06:18PM (#3283700)
No, in Kentucky! Though to be honest, I just convinced them to let me use Clojure. It was a lab, though, so I had a lot of leeway as long as I got things done.
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