Rich Hickey Announces Retirement from Commercial Software Development

In a recent announcement, Rich Hickey, the creator of Clojure, has revealed his retirement from commercial software development. Hickey expresses a mix of heartache and optimism as he transitions to his new role at Nubank. Despite his retirement, Hickey will continue to lead the ongoing work on Clojure alongside Alex, Stu, Fogus, and others as an independent developer. The community remains active and productive, with plans for future enhancements and updates to Clojure. Hickey also acknowledges Nubank for their sponsorship of the core team and the wider Clojure community. Stu will take the lead in the development of Datomic at Nubank, with the recent introduction of free availability for the database system. Hickey expresses gratitude to his colleagues at Cognitect and looks forward to nurturing his friendships within the Clojure and Cognitect communities. This retirement brings Hickey back to the freedom and independence he had when originally developing Clojure, signaling a new chapter in his journey.