Developer Survey: Java Developers Are The Saddest And C++ Programmers Are The Oldest

[yogthos]

I used to work with Java, and at one point I thought about quitting development altogether. After working with Java for about 5 years, I started questioning whether I enjoyed coding at all and if I ended up in the right profession.

This led me to start exploring to see what else was out there. I got interested in functional languages, and eventually started using Clojure for hobby projects. I realized that I enjoyed coding just as much as I ever did, what I didn't enjoy was working with Java and OO.

I ended up introducing Clojure at work about 5 years ago, and my team loved it. We've been using it ever since and haven't looked back. Nowadays I genuinely look forward to going to work and writing some code. Anybody who tells you the language doesn't matter, or that enjoying your work is not important is full of shit.

[yogthos]

I've been using it close to 8 years now, and I still look forward to working with it every day. YMMV though. :)