# My first time using boot over leiningen

DevFeed: [My first time using boot over leiningen](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/my-first-time-using-boot-over-leiningen-32131.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://adambard.com/blog/i-finally-get-boot/>)

Published: 2015-06-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Adam Bard](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adam-bard.md>)

Topics: [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/boot.md>), [ClojureScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clojurescript.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>)

Tags: [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/boot.md>), [build-tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-tool.md>), [clojure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clojure.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>)

## AI overview

A first-person account of trying Boot instead of Leiningen for ClojureScript development. The article explains how Boot's task-based build scripts can integrate a Middleman static-site project and simplify development workflows.

## Source excerpt

When boot first appeared in my usual rotation of clojure news, I must confess that I didn't really see what the fuss was about. It seemed like someone had taken leiningen and broken out all its parts into functions, which you could then use to get your dependencies, build your project, and so forth. Don't you see! Leiningen is just a build tool, but boot could be anything. It could even be a build tool!