Getting Started

Developing on and extending Light Table can be done pretty much entirely using Light Table itself. Most changes, even when developing new features, can be performed at runtime without the need to do any restarts. When you work with Light Table you'll find that you'll be using the REPL and the inline evaluation features available quite a lot. The exploratory nature of using a REPL will allow you to familiarize yourself gradually and incrementally with how things work. It's a truly interactive way of doing development and we trust you will find it very productive.

Where to next ?

• If you just want to try out the lastest version of Light Table on the master branch, move on to the Build from Source chapter.
• Maybe you are curious about how you can go about customzing your Light Table beyond simple configuration settings ? A good place to start is the User plugin chapter.
• You've looked at an issue in the issue tracker, maybe browsed through the source of Light Table and feel inspired to try to take it on. A good place to start would be the Working on Light Table Core chapter.
• You have an idea for a new plugin, and you have already played with the User plugin, it's time to move on to the Creating plugins chapter.