# oakes/Nightcode

An IDE for Clojure

Repository: https://github.com/oakes/Nightcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nightcode
Homepage: https://sekao.net/nightcode/
Language: Clojure
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-04-24T06:40:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4836, "days_push": 1957, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1402, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.411901+00:00)

## What it is
Nightcode is a simple desktop IDE for Clojure and ClojureScript, built in Clojure and distributed as per-OS uberjars. It provides a lightweight editing environment targeted at Clojure development.

## Use cases
- write and run Clojure projects in a simple IDE
- edit ClojureScript files with a lightweight editor
- get a beginner-friendly Clojure development environment
- build a portable Clojure IDE for Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, simple IDE specifically for Clojure/ClojureScript
- you prefer a lightweight alternative to heavy editors like IntelliJ/Cursive
- you need a cross-platform desktop IDE packaged as a single jar

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured IDE with advanced refactoring and debugging
- you work primarily in languages other than Clojure
- you need actively developed tooling with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: clojure, ide, clojurescript, java, public-domain, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- oakes/Nightcode (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.411901+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:59.632475+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oakes/Nightcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.411901+00:00, sha 5c1325964bac)
  - homepage: https://sekao.net/nightcode/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:58.183456+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.