Hi, I'm definitely not a top 1% developer and I use Clojure. Because I'm not a top 1% developer, I have found some success by picking tools that were a bit "on

Hi, I'm definitely not a top 1% developer and I use Clojure. Because I'm not a top 1% developer, I have found some success by picking tools that were a bit "on the outside looking in" and trying to essentially use these tools as leverage to be more personally productive. I have attended the conj in the past and taken a bit of training in Clojure-based tools (Cascalog). These days, I am using Clojure for online programming challenges and various learning activities. The Clojure community is like others - some people are very humble and welcoming. Some less so. But it feels like an open community in most cases and I say that as a true introvert. My take on the idea of "top 1%" devs in Clojure is that there is a clear set of top Clojure hackers who are also invested in the craft of coding. It doesn't seem to be particularly ego-driven, but there are some incredibly hard-working devs in that group. I have observed a few, well-known names in that community invest a ton of time in reading academic papers, trying ideas out with Clojure implementations, and then quite publicly sharing the results. I think this was more what was being shared rather than chest-thumping of "oh, I'm at the Conj and you're not" perspective.