>> How/why do people end up learning Lisp, what is the usual route to entry?
I started learning CL starting around July/Aug 2022. How I got here is close to 2 years ago I read a blog post (I think) that said learning a niche language can help land a high paying part-time job, or, if applying to a position where said niche language is used you don't have to jump through all the Leet code, typical interview circus. Just knowing the language and having an interest was a huge factor in getting hired. It seemed fairly plausible to me.
Initially I started learning Clojure but kept reading stuff about how awesome CL was/is. The JVM kind of turned me off and I like compiled, stand alone applications which can be had in CL.
So here I am really enjoying learning CL. I am in a job/organization that does not use CL and probably never will. The benefits are awesome so I have no plans on leaving anytime soon. Maybe one day I may try to land a part time job using CL but I'm no where ready for that (both in my lack of CL knowledge and lack of time to commit to a part time job).
I started learning CL starting around July/Aug 2022. How I got here is close to 2 years ago I read a blog post (I think) that said learning a niche language can help land a high paying part-time job, or, if applying to a position where said niche language is used you don't have to jump through all the Leet code, typical interview circus. Just knowing the language and having an interest was a huge factor in getting hired. It seemed fairly plausible to me.
Initially I started learning Clojure but kept reading stuff about how awesome CL was/is. The JVM kind of turned me off and I like compiled, stand alone applications which can be had in CL.
So here I am really enjoying learning CL. I am in a job/organization that does not use CL and probably never will. The benefits are awesome so I have no plans on leaving anytime soon. Maybe one day I may try to land a part time job using CL but I'm no where ready for that (both in my lack of CL knowledge and lack of time to commit to a part time job).