(post
 :title "Guile Studio"

 (h1 [Guile Studio])

 (p [Picture this scene: ,(ref "/elephly.html" "Chlodwig") wants to
learn ,(ref "https://gnu.org/software/guile" "Guile") and asks for the
best editor for writing and editing Guile Scheme code.  The friendly
folks on the ,(ref "https://logs.guix.gnu.org/guile" "#guile IRC
channel") recommend
,(ref "/posts/2016-02-14-ilovefs-emacs.html" "Emacs").  Chlodwig does
not know what Emacs is, but installs it, giddy with anticipation to
play with Guile.])

 (p [Emacs presents itself as a diamond in the rough.  Chlodwig only
sees the impermeable rocky surface, unable to reveal its hidden
beauty.  By the time Chlodwig has finished imagining the process of
,(ref "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yak_shaving" "shaving a yak") to
learn how to configure Emacs in order to set it up to be an
environment conducive to playing with Guile, the inital spark of
motivation has faded.])

 (p [Guile Studio is for Chlodwig.])

 (wide-img "/images/guile-studio.png"
           "A screenshot of Guile Studio with a custom splash screen,
a code buffer, and a REPL session showing the picture language.")

 (p [Guile Studio is a development environment for playing with Guile
Scheme.  It is really just a pre-configured Emacs with a few settings
that make working with Guile easier for people who find Emacs
confusing.  The features include:])

 (ul
  (li [dedicated documentation pane])
  (li [tool bar icons to evaluate Guile code or look up documentation])
  (li [REPL interaction with Geiser])
  (li [tab bar for source files])
  (li [code completion])
  (li [syntax checking])
  (li [unsurprising copy/paste/undo keys])
  (li [support for Guile's very own ,(ref "/guile-picture-language" "picture language")])
  (li [simple mode line]))

 (h2 [I Want That!])
 (p [You can install Guile Studio with
,(ref "https://guix.gnu.org" "Guix").  Just run ,(code [guix install guile-studio]).])
 
 (h2 [Help needed])
 (p [There are many more things that can be done to make Emacs less
confusing for people who use it just as a Guile IDE.  I would be happy
to hear your suggestions or apply patches to improve Guile Studio!])

 (h2 [Resources])
 (ul
   (li (ref "https://git.elephly.net/software/guile-studio.git"
            "Source code repository"))))