Original author(s) | Chris Granger Robert Attorri |
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Developer(s) | Kodowa |
Initial release | 12 April 2012[1] |
Final release | |
Repository | |
Written in | ClojureScript [5] |
Type | Integrated development environment |
License | 2014
[a]:
MIT 2014 [b]: GPL-3.0-only [6] 2012 [c]: Proprietary |
Website |
lighttable |
Light Table is an integrated development environment for software engineering developed by Chris Granger and Robert Attorri. It features real-time feedback allowing instant execution, debugging and access to documentation. [7] The instant feedback provides an execution environment intended to help developing abstractions. [8]
The development team attempted to create a program which shows the programmer what the effects of their additions are in real-time, rather than requiring them to work out the effects as they write the code. [9] Though the program began by supporting only Clojure, it has since aimed to support Python and JavaScript. [8] The developers claim that the software can reduce programming time by up to 20%. [8]
It was financed by a Kickstarter fundraising campaign and subsequently backed by Y Combinator. [10] The Kickstarter campaign aimed to raise $200,000 USD and finished with $316,720 USD. [9]