If you're coming from Java and using a Java IDE you'll probably feel most natural moving to Scala. I personally came to exploring Scala and Clojure with limite

If you're coming from Java and using a Java IDE you'll probably feel most natural moving to Scala. I personally came to exploring Scala and Clojure with limited Java experience (and a preference for Vim and the command line) so getting started with Clojure via Leiningen was more natural for me. SBT never clicked for me.