Well, leiningen isn't just the best way to get started with Clojure, it's the best way to install and work with Clojure. Leiningen isn't simply a beginners tool. It's the toolbox for the Clojure programmer. Regardless of what IDE or editor you use, you're still going to want Leiningen if you're going to program in Clojure. Unless you prefer using maven directly, Leiningen is one of few options and is certainly a good one. I'm not sure what your complaint against Leiningen is. Maybe if you could clarify?
In any case, Clojure can be a tough language to get into initially just because of the overhead of learning JVMisms as well. You'll get the hang of it if you stick with it. I recommend grabbing a book if you've got the time to read it. Clojure Programming is a good one. I'm trying to figure out if there is a specific question hidden in there. Is there? On Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:42:57 AM UTC-8, BJG145 wrote: > > Having studied Lisp decades ago I like the look of Clojure a lot. But as a > complete newbie when it comes to modern software development, I'm > exasperated by what strikes me as a very difficult and primitive set of > tools to get started. I keep seeing "Leinigen, Leinigen", and the Leinigen > homepage boasts that "Leinigen offers the easiest way to get started with > Clojure", but this simply isn't true. The easiest way to get started with > Clojure that I've come across so far is IntelliJ IDEA. If I hadn't found > that I'd probably have given up by now. > > What got me back into programming recently was a Lua-based development > environment for Android called Gideros. Lua seems popular for developing > apps for some reason. (Cf Corona, Moia, Unity). It seems like quite a neat > language, though I'd like to use something more Lisp-like. Maybe the tools > are just too difficult for me at the moment, though I'll persevere for a > bit. I'd like to achieve some simple graphics on an Android device at > least. I've come across some tutorials for CLojure and jMonkey and I'm > wondering to dive into that, though I'm still unsure whether OpenGL is the > way to go for simple 2D stuff... > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
