Chapter 6: Project Management with Leiningen and Boot

In this section

• 6.1 Overview of Clojure Build Tools
  • Leiningen vs. Boot: Choosing the Right Clojure Build Tool
    Explore the differences between Leiningen and Boot, the primary build tools in the Clojure ecosystem. Understand their philosophies, strengths, and weaknesses to choose the right tool for your project.
  • Choosing the Right Build Tool for Clojure: Leiningen vs. Boot
    Explore the strengths and ideal use cases for Leiningen and Boot, the two primary build tools for Clojure, to enhance your development workflow.
• 6.2 Getting Started with Leiningen
  • Clojure Project Creation with Leiningen: A Comprehensive Guide
    Learn how to create and customize Clojure projects using Leiningen, the essential build tool for Clojure development. Step-by-step installation, project creation, and customization tips included.
  • Mastering Build Configuration in Clojure with `project.clj`
    Dive deep into the intricacies of the `project.clj` file in Clojure, exploring dependencies, repositories, plugins, profiles, and essential configurations for efficient project management.
• 6.3 Dependency Management with Leiningen
  • Mastering Repositories and Dependency Coordinates in Clojure
    Explore how Leiningen resolves dependencies using Maven repositories, understand dependency coordinates, and learn to manage dependencies in Clojure projects.
  • Profiles and Environment-Specific Dependencies in Leiningen
    Explore how to manage environment-specific configurations in Clojure projects using Leiningen profiles, including best practices for handling sensitive information.
• 6.4 Automation and Plugins in Leiningen
  • Enhancing Clojure Projects with Common Leiningen Plugins
    Explore popular Leiningen plugins like lein-ring, lein-cljsbuild, and lein-uberjar to streamline your Clojure build process.
  • Custom Tasks in Leiningen: Automating Your Clojure Workflow
    Explore how to define and use custom tasks in Leiningen to automate project-specific workflows, enhance productivity, and streamline development processes in Clojure projects.
• 6.5 Introduction to Boot
  • Boot's Pipeline Architecture: Unleashing the Power of Immutable Pipelines in Clojure
    Explore the core concepts of Boot's build pipeline and immutable filesets, and learn how they offer flexibility and composability in Clojure development.
  • Creating and Running Tasks with Boot in Clojure
    Master the art of creating and running tasks in Clojure using Boot, a powerful build automation tool. Learn how to set up projects, define tasks, and leverage middleware for efficient development.
• 6.6 Advanced Boot Usage
  • Custom Pipelines in Clojure: Building and Optimizing Complex Workflows
    Explore how to create complex build pipelines in Clojure using Boot by composing tasks, defining custom tasks with deftask, and optimizing workflows for testing and deployment.
  • Integrating Boot with ClojureScript, Docker, and Polyglot Builds
    Explore how to leverage Boot for integrating with ClojureScript, Docker, and managing polyglot builds, enhancing your Clojure development workflow.