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Not really. With Clojure you don't even have to leave your editor (I use Emacs with the fantastic CIDER package). You can put your cursor over an S-expression,

Not really. With Clojure you don't even have to leave your editor (I use Emacs with the fantastic CIDER package). You can put your cursor over an S-expression, hit two keys, and evaluate and see the results of the S-expression directly within the text buffer. The feedback loop is so quick it's basically instant - even tabbing over to a browser or terminal window feels lethargic in comparison. I haven't used Common Lisp much, but I've seen a few really impressive demos of debugging in its available REPLs. This is a longer one, but a good tour of SLIME (also an Emacs package): https://youtu.be/_B_4vhsmRRI https://youtu.be/_B_4vhsmRRI

user3939382 5y ago
In PhpStorm I hit a hotkey to set a break point, then a hotkey to make the API call to that code and immediately get an xdebug breakdown of the entire state of the program at that point. It’s almost instantaneous and I don’t have to switch windows. I would say that’s pretty close, although the upfront learning and config to get that working means it is higher overhead overall.
- slifin 5y ago
  For context I use phpstorm and Clojure Here is a video I recorded which hopefully demonstrates just how much faster you can go in Clojure https://youtu.be/L0af0bc5Jec https://youtu.be/L0af0bc5Jec Like I think a parent comment said it's hard to explain but once you get it, it's fun malable and exploratory Intellji also has a debugger that works with Clojure for when it's appropriate In php you can't redefine a function at runtime without something like runkit, in Clojure you can fix your systems at runtime
- phyrex 5y ago
  It really isn’t and I suggest you give clojure an honest try to see why. It’s really hard to explain.