Recommended free IDE with autocomplete?

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#1

Hi, new user here!

I’m from a Unity background, where Monodevelop was shipped with Unity and just works out of the box.  I also have a bit of trouble with cases and remembering exact wordings for commands.  Though I do have quite a few years of coding experience in many languages, my brain is definitely more on the artistic side then the literal programming “this is the exact phrase you need” side.

As such I have never really installed or used any IDE before besides what comes packaged with Unity.  Shameful I know, but every other tool I’ve used has come with a code editor shipped with it.  (QuickBasic, DarkBasic, App Game Kit, Unity, Multimedia Fusion, even PlayCanvas has an editor with the engine.)

Is there a similar recommended “fire and forget” IDE for Corona with auto-complete features, like Unity includes for it’s code editor?  I do understand this is supposed to be a “user choice”, but there are so many and Corona engine “auto complete” is not exactly a listed feature.

I tried using Visual Studio Code, but quickly ran into two problems.  First, I had no clue how to configure it, since it expects me to write code to edit the config files.  That’s probably the most anti-user-friendly interface for preferences I have ever seen, actually!  Secondly, the plugin for Corona doesn’t include auto-complete for any engine commands yet, which leaves me coding “blind”.  I eventually uninstalled it out of frustration. :frowning:

I have been using notepad (the original windows one) to edit blindly for now.  It’s been quite rough to put it lightly, and I’d love to get an IDE with auto complete and code suggestions to be able to code much faster and help me remember commands engine features have.

Any recommendations?  

#2

For me, sublime text 3 + autocomplete corona ( + snippets of my owns ) is the best.

There are a pop-up like each 4-5 hours, but nothing annoying to use free version.

#3

Thanks, that seems to work quite well, and lightweight to load up too!

#4

Please consider buying a Sublime license if you like the tool.

Developers of tools need to eat too.

#5

I am saving up for it, no worries. I’m pretty broke myself but can tell that sublime is going to become a major tool in my game design arsenal. :slight_smile: As soon as I can afford the key, I’ll gladly chip some money to it!

#6

For me, sublime text 3 + autocomplete corona ( + snippets of my owns ) is the best.

There are a pop-up like each 4-5 hours, but nothing annoying to use free version.

#7

Thanks, that seems to work quite well, and lightweight to load up too!

#8

Please consider buying a Sublime license if you like the tool.

Developers of tools need to eat too.

#9

I am saving up for it, no worries. I’m pretty broke myself but can tell that sublime is going to become a major tool in my game design arsenal. :slight_smile: As soon as I can afford the key, I’ll gladly chip some money to it!