I want to buy Corona, but....

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

…I do not understand what it does.

I do not see any IDE or GUI for development. I do not see where I can drag a button or label or list object and have some attributes that I can set or predefined events (“onpress” etc) where I can assign actions.

Youtube videos and other online sources show a simple text editor…with no intelli-sense, drop down options etc. to speed up the coding process.

Would I have to explicitly define all of my objects in code, including position, color etc?

How does Corona help to speed up my app building project?

I am coming from a visual basic background where there is much hand-holding in the process. I just thought that most dev software had some type of visual IDE to speed up the coding process.

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#2

When you develop apps in Corona SDK, yes, you will only see the Corona Simulator, the editor, and (sometimes) a web browser opened up in the Corona Site.

Corona SDK is definitely easier than other programming software (like Apple’s Xcode). By meaning “speed-up the development process” we mean that Corona requires less code and (depending on your experience) less time to learn.

If you really want an IDE (you are using windows, right?) use Eclipse ( eclipse.org ) and install the lua plugin: http://marketplace.eclipse.org/category/free-tagging/lua

Oh, and there will be an official Corona SDK level editor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QHYAuGl6A which will be published around winter 2012.

Good Luck!

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#3

I sure as hell hope not on Winter 2012 for the level editor.

That’s WAY to far away :confused: [import]uid: 61600 topic_id: 24722 reply_id: 100224[/import]

#4

Emerson’s answer is a good one :slight_smile:

If you check out the Boggle videos on Techority you will see a game being made in Corona over an hour with a text editor, the simulator and the terminal.

Play around a little, you don’t have to buy immediately, you can play with Corona using the trial version and get to understand it before deciding :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 24722 reply_id: 100270[/import]