"So it turns out getting set up to write Clojure code can be a little tricky. The current first hit for a search on clojure emacs returns instructions that are very out of date and far more complicated than necessary. There are a lot of disconnected tidbits about how folks have figured out how to configure things, but it can be a bit tricky to tell the difference between, "hey, this is how I finally got it to work" and "this is how you really should be doing it". I figure I know about as much about using Clojure with Emacs as anybody, so here's a run-through of how I've done my setup. There are a lot of moving parts, but bear with me; most of the installation is automated..."