[escherize]

Clojure has while loops, but I think I see where you're coming from: It is a significantly different approach to programming, and if an engineer is not willing to re-jigger their style Clojure is not going to be a good fit for them.

[peferron]

I meant that they won't even try.

[m0skit0]

Those who won't even try are not worth hiring.