When I first proposed that we start doing all of our new development at Democracy Works in Clojure instead of Ruby, one of the first concerns brought up by my colleagues was developer recruitment. The assumption–which I agreed with at the time–was... | Growing Desperate | Just some white guy. I used to write about software stuff. Nowadays I’m looking for ways to put out the myriad dumpster fires people like me set, stoke, and pour gasoline on since forever ago.| Growing Desperate on Svbtle