>> Read my blog post (written a year ago; updated several times to ensure >> it works with newer versions of Clojure and Leiningen): > >> http://corfield.org/blog/post.cfm/getting-started-with-clojure > >> Now replace clojure.org/getting_started with something like that and I >> think most of the complaints would go away. > > ++++1. That's really all there is to it. The starting path needs to > be Lein and lein repl. If that one section on the Clojure.org website > were changed (it's been there for what----two years?) it would look so > much better to newcomers. Lein can at least get people up and > running, and give them time to play with Clojure while they figure out > IDEs.
Here's a possible plan: 1. Core will produce a smaller, up-to-date page for clojure.org/getting_started. This page will do less, and will link out prominently to the contributor wiki. Turnaround time on this: probably not before the announcement [1] on July 20. We're quite busy atm. 2. Between now and then, please help make the contributor wiki (http://dev.clojure.org/display/doc/Getting+Started) better! Some obvious things: 2a. Create a "no decisions needed" path for beginners. I share the opinion that this should not be IDE-based. 2b. Link out to the various other resources that are particularly useful for beginners. Stu Stuart Halloway Clojure/core http://clojure.com [1] http://www.meetup.com/Clojure-NYC/events/16166953/ -- 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
