diff --git a/docs/site/getting-started.md b/docs/site/getting-started.md index 7eb24d356..e419fcdae 100644 --- a/docs/site/getting-started.md +++ b/docs/site/getting-started.md @@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ It will open up a three files in a temporary directory, and start and connect a The only prerequisite here is that you have Java installed. _No pre-installed clojure tools required._ (You will want to install these tools later, of course.) !!! Note - When you are more familiar with Calva, and want a standalone REPL, there is a separate command: **Start a standalone REPL (not in project)**. It will open up a `user.clj` in a temporary directory, containing only an `(ns user)` form, and start and connect the REPL. - -!!! Note2 - The command for starting the Getting Started REPL will download the files from [this repository](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/dram). It is very much work in progress, and there is not even a finished Clojure Beginner's Guide there yet. WHen you run the command again, and from then on, you will get the option to download new files or keep using your existing. Downloading new ones will not overwrite your existing ones, because they will be downloaded to a new temp directory. You can find the directory easily using VS Codes context menu command for revealing a file in the Explorer/Finder. + On Windows the Oracle Java installer sets Java up in some funny way so that the Getting Started REPL fails to start. We are figuring about workarounds for this, but for now, if you are on Windows, you will need to make VS Code have some other Java in the `PATH` of its environment for this feature to work. See [this issue on the Calva repo](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1162) for more on this, including any progress. ## You have a Project? @@ -44,5 +41,14 @@ If you are new to Clojure or ClojureScript altogether, please check out the guid There are also many great books on Clojure. [Clojure for the Brave and True](https://www.braveclojure.com/clojure-for-the-brave-and-true/) can be read for free online. It is a great resource for beginners. +## There is also Standalone REPL + +When you are more familiar with Calva, and want a standalone REPL, there is a separate command: **Start a standalone REPL (not in project)**. It will open up a `user.clj` in a temporary directory, containing only an `(ns user)` form, and start and connect the REPL. + +## Dram - Where the Guides Live + +The command for starting the Getting Started REPL will download the files from [this repository](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/dram). It is very much work in progress, and there is not even a finished Clojure Beginner's Guide there yet. WHen you run the command again, and from then on, you will get the option to download new files or keep using your existing. Downloading new ones will not overwrite your existing ones, because they will be downloaded to a new temp directory. You can find the directory easily using VS Codes context menu command for revealing a file in the Explorer/Finder. + +## One Last Thing Happy coding! ♥️