Beginning Clojure: Cursive (opens in new tab)

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12 pointsbostonOU10y ago4 comments

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Following the tutorial worked out as described. I wish more tutorials were this hassle free. One thing, after one has downloaded the IntelliJ and installed the Cursive Plugin, I think the tutorial should also give a few pointers on how to get a REPL going. I had to fumble around a bit cos after a Leiningen project is setup simply clicking the 'Run' menu item does not run the '-main' function and certainly didn't start an REPL session. Thanks for the tutorial.

drakezhard10y ago

Nice post, but I like Emacs with Cider better.

timroy10y ago

I'm also an Emacs guy, but I agree with the post's assessment of the complexity of starting out with Emacs vs. another editor.

I prefer Emacs because it is so easy to switch between buffers holding different files, or different places in the same file, because it has keyboard macros, its infinite customizability, Org-Mode, etc., etc.

But that's a lot to learn, and if you are trying to learn Clojure, you should use whatever allows you to focus on the language itself.

efeariaroo10y ago

You gotta tell us why man. Don't leave us hangin'.

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efeariaroo10y ago

drakezhard10y ago

Nice post, but I like Emacs with Cider better.

timroy10y ago

I'm also an Emacs guy, but I agree with the post's assessment of the complexity of starting out with Emacs vs. another editor.

But that's a lot to learn, and if you are trying to learn Clojure, you should use whatever allows you to focus on the language itself.

efeariaroo10y ago

You gotta tell us why man. Don't leave us hangin'.

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