I post the following proposal here because I'm not sure I've done it right. It would be interesting for me and may be for someone else.
Decent Emacs-based Clojure IDE Brief explanation: Clojure has a critical need for a good novice-friendly IDE. Counterclockwise certainly has its advantages but Emacs is just too good "Lisp IDE" to ignore that fact. Things like Slime/Swank, CDT (http://georgejahad.com/clojure/cdt.html), Paredit being already developed greatly simplify the creation of a very functional IDE. What is required is to bring them altogether, write glue code from different sides (both Emacs and the above-mentioned tools) and provide a click-and-go distribution (both in the form of an Emacs "meta" plugin and a complete Emacs for Clojure build). More specific ideas for the beginning: - better Emacs-CDT integration - visible breakpoints, understandable distinction between program and debug REPLs (something like Eclipse perspectives may be useful) - better Emacs-lein integration - something like package-list-packages for clojars might be awesome when choosing dependencies for a project. - better project experience - bolster the feeling of working with a specific project rather than a bunch of files (can take some CEDET stuff for this). - better immersion experience - docs, guides, screencasts - the usual kind of new users support. Expected results: Emacs that acts as a Clojure IDE on a level how Eclipse handles Java Knowledge Prerequisite: Familiarity with Clojure and Clojure/Emacs development tools. Familiarity with Emacs Lisp. What do you think? I have a feeling that it's too much for one person but if wisely split it could be a feasible task. -- 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
