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We already have an IDE, it's called emacs.

• cbp 13y ago
  Speak for yourself. Not everyone using clojure uses emacs.
  • unlogic 13y ago
    I use Emacs for Clojure development (and pretty much everything else) and still think there should be a project like Nightcode. I frown everytime someone recommends Emacs to a newbie interested in Clojure (and hasn't used Emacs before). There is a lot of yak shaving to get the whole thing work (and comfortable) to scare away anyone.
    • Derbasti 13y ago
      Very true. I use Emacs myself, and I am happy to show it off and rave about its merits to felliw developers. But I don't recommend it to newbies. Newbies have enough on their plate with learning a new language. They don't need any distraction from that.
• pjmlp 13y ago
  It is a Lisp environment with a builtin text editor, not an IDE.
• reader5000 13y ago
  Maybe it's just me, but emacs is a huge pain to get set up on windows. I've been happy using lighttable for clojure hackery lately. This looks cool too, especially the android/java integration.
  • em7 13y ago
    Yes, it's a very huge pain in the back to get it set up right and get used to it, but it was worth it. I use it (for Clojure and Python) when I can not get modern IDE. However I checked counterclockwise after a long period of time - and there is almost nothing I miss. Eclipse is not my cup of tea (I'm IDEA user, let the Holy IDE War begin :) ), but more pleasant experience than emacs.
• d0m 13y ago
  "We already have transportation, it's called horses".
  • mschaef 13y ago
    A horse can do better than a Jeep, when the terrain gets rough, you don't have access to fuel, you don't want to make too much noise,... Horses for courses, as it were.
    • d0m 13y ago
      So, you're saying paper is better than Emacs when you don't have a computer nearby.
      • mschaef 13y ago
        Yes.
• mapcar 13y ago
  Doesn't Rich Hickey use emacs (aquamacs) for his development?