My monastery is Lisp (mainly Clojure) and the ritual is functional programming. It keeps me sane and in software. But today, and for the next two weeks I have

My monastery is Lisp (mainly Clojure) and the ritual is functional programming. It keeps me sane and in software. But today, and for the next two weeks I have to deal with the hell-hole that is the JavaScript/NPM/Webpack ecosystem and it made me want to quit my job. This is why I warn people about Lisp: it can ruin you and make you unproductive for a long time if you are forced to use inferior tools.