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Windows 7 Setup

  • Get Java installed
  • Get Nightcode installed
  • Test installation

Installing Java

Go to Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 download site. You should see a screen like the following:

First page of Java download

Click the button above "Java Platform (JDK)," as you can see in the above picture. Then you will come to a page that will have the following table on it:

Second page of Java download

Click the radio button to accept the license agreement, and then download one of the two Windows choices. If you are running 32-bit Windows, choose "Windows x86." If you are running 64-bit Windows, choose "Windows x64."

If you do not know if you are running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows, go to the Control Panel (Start Menu - Control Panel) and choose "System and Security" and then "System." You should see a window like the following:

Windows My Computer properties

You should see if you are running 32- or 64-bit Windows beside "System Type."

Once you have downloaded the right Java version, run the executable you downloaded to by double-clicking on it. Follow the installation wizard.

Note: when you are asked for a name of the folder that Java would be installed in, make sure that the suggested folder name has no spaces in it. If there are spaces, replace them with underscores.

Installing Nightcode

Nightcode is a Clojure IDE (Integrated Development Environment, which means that it is a text editor, like Word, only specialized for writing programs) that comes bundled with other tools useful for working with Clojure.

Nightcode IDE

To download and install Nightcode, go to https://sekao.net/nightcode/. Scroll down to "Download version 2.3.2" (the version number may be different), click on the Jar icon: Jar Once it downloads, you might want to drag it into your Programs folder or any other place where it would be convenient to access it later (you also might want to create a folder for Clojure work and put it there). After you move it, double-click on it to start.

You may get a message indicating that this type of files may be harmful for your computer and asking you if you still would like to run it. Allow running it. If you get a message that the firewall has blocked some of its features, click "allow access".

Once Nightcode is successfully installed, it will start and look like the picture above (only without all the code).

Now follow to instructions for your track to get the Clojure project you will be working on: