Comment by fm2606

> I remember being always like that. But it seems the ambition of making it big has infected my passion. For anything I want to build, I am obsessed with the possibility of monetizing it. The story of SaaS millionaires only reinforces the thought process. I remember this never being a question when I first started programming. Maybe that's just curse of seniority. I do wonder if it's possible to get back to doing things just for "the love of craftsmanship."

This is me as well.

I am currently learning Common Lisp and it has brought a whole new joy to learning a language. As I am learning it and trying to write the tightest code possible I think about the craftsmanship aspect.

Once I get to a point where I can write "real" applications using CL I hope to start "scratching my own itch" with it. But first I gotta find an itch!