> At one point many years ago, I wanted to check out this new Python thing. It was so easy, I've been hooked ever since.
IDLE is a underrated feature of Python. The default install includes a barebones IDE together with the REPL, making setup for beginners nearly zero effort. On the other hand, in lisp land, step 0 to learn most lisps is to learn emacs beforehand.
I use slimv with vim, but basic Emacs is not difficult: Ctrl-x b to swich betwen buffers, Ctrl-x s to save, Ctrl-x c to exit, Ctrl-c Ctrl-c to evaluate the CL buffer under Slime, Ctrl-x e to eval most Elisp and CL code functions.
Also, knowning CL makes learning Elisp a breeze, so you can customize your editor like nothing else.
What I'm complaining about is that it's much harder to "check it out" than it perhaps could be.
At one point many years ago, I wanted to check out this new Python thing. It was so easy, I've been hooked ever since.