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OS X Setup
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* Install Java
* Install Java
* Get Nightcode installed
* Test installation

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## 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 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](img/nightcode.png)

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Note that we will be using Nightcode **1.3.2**, not any of the later versions of Nightcode.
Note that we will be using Nightcode **1.3.2**, not any of the later versions of Nightcode.
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To download and install Nightcode, go to [https://sekao.net/nightcode/](https://sekao.net/nightcode/).
Scroll down to "Download version 2.3.2" (the version number may be different), click on the Jar icon: ![Jar](img/jar.png)
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.
To download and install Nightcode, go to [https://sekao.net/nightcode/](https://sekao.net/nightcode/).
Scroll down to "Download version 2.3.2", click on the Mac icon: ![MacLogo](img/os_x/MacLogo.png)
Once it downloads, double-click the file. You will be prompted to move Nightcode into the `Applications` folder, move it. After you move Nightcode, go to the `Applications` folder, and double-click on it to start. You might also want to create a folder for Clojure work in your `Documents` folder.

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

- [Track 1: turtles](setup_track1.md).
- [Track 2: Clojure koans](setup_track2.md).
- [Track 2: Clojure koans](setup_track2.md).