Chapter 7: Interactive Development with the REPL

In this section

• 7.1 The Role of the REPL in Clojure Development
  • Benefits of Interactive Programming in Clojure: Harnessing the Power of the REPL
    Explore the transformative benefits of interactive programming in Clojure, focusing on the Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) and its role in rapid prototyping, debugging, and iterative development.
  • Mastering REPL-Driven Development Workflow in Clojure
    Explore the intricacies of REPL-driven development in Clojure, a paradigm shift from traditional programming approaches, enhancing productivity and code quality through interactive coding and testing.
• 7.2 Setting Up REPL Environments
  • Mastering Clojure REPLs with Leiningen and Boot: A Comprehensive Guide
    Explore the intricacies of starting and configuring REPL sessions using Leiningen and Boot. Learn to optimize your Clojure development workflow with detailed insights into REPL environments, classpath management, and project integration.
  • Integrating Clojure REPL with IDEs: Cursive, Emacs, VSCode
    Explore step-by-step instructions for connecting Clojure REPL with popular IDEs like Cursive, Emacs, and VSCode, enhancing your development workflow.
• 7.3 Essential REPL Commands and Shortcuts
  • Evaluating Code in Clojure REPL: Mastering Interactive Development
    Explore the art of evaluating code in Clojure's REPL environment, mastering interactive development with essential commands, file loading techniques, and efficient code testing.
  • Inspecting and Modifying State in Clojure REPL
    Explore techniques for inspecting and modifying state in Clojure using REPL commands, mutable references, and namespace management.
• 7.4 Debugging with the REPL
  • Tracing and Profiling Functions in Clojure: Mastering Performance and Debugging
    Explore tracing and profiling techniques in Clojure to enhance performance and debugging. Learn to use clojure.tools.trace, time function, and external tools for efficient code execution analysis.
  • Clojure REPL Exception Handling: Mastering try, catch, and finally
    Learn how to effectively handle exceptions in the Clojure REPL using try, catch, and finally. Understand stack traces, use the special variable *e, and continue working seamlessly after errors.
• 7.5 Live Coding and Hot Reloading
  • Efficient Code Reloading in Clojure with `refresh`
    Explore how to use the `clojure.tools.namespace` library's `refresh` function to reload modified code seamlessly in Clojure, enhancing development efficiency without restarting the REPL.
  • Component and Mount in Clojure: Mastering State Management and Hot Reloading
    Explore the Component and Mount libraries in Clojure for effective state management and hot reloading in application development.