prolog2345
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does anyone know any good and free javascript IDE that you prefer and think is good .
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is there a good IDE for javascript? 1
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You got me curious! I did some checking on some of those hits. Here's what I found:
Eclipse IDE is a free open source IDE for many languages. There is a free JSEclipse addin. Also requires Java Runtime Environment. HUGE downloads. I'll schedule them for tonight and try it later.
Web Code Expert looks pretty good, and it's free.
ScrypTik $29.00. Free download is only 20 uses. Pretty basic functionality.
SplineTech Editor/Debugger looks good, but there is NO demo version. $45.00 is a lot to try something you may not like.
Javascript Plus is very slick and professional. Great interface. Confused by js/html/asp files (most of what I do). $45.00.
Zeus Programmer's Editor is nice, but WAY overkill for js editing. Primarily designed for C. $39.95.
MS Script Debugger is a free script debugger from Microsoft. Pretty nice.
Antechinus Javascript Editor looks absolutely awesome! Lots of extras. No trial verion, but 90-day risk free money back guarantee. $49.95. I might try this one out if Eclipse doesn't pan out.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.![[dragon]](/data/assets/smilies/dragon.gif "[dragon] [dragon]")
Eclipse IDE is a free open source IDE for many languages. There is a free JSEclipse addin. Also requires Java Runtime Environment. HUGE downloads. I'll schedule them for tonight and try it later.
Web Code Expert looks pretty good, and it's free.
ScrypTik $29.00. Free download is only 20 uses. Pretty basic functionality.
SplineTech Editor/Debugger looks good, but there is NO demo version. $45.00 is a lot to try something you may not like.
Javascript Plus is very slick and professional. Great interface. Confused by js/html/asp files (most of what I do). $45.00.
Zeus Programmer's Editor is nice, but WAY overkill for js editing. Primarily designed for C. $39.95.
MS Script Debugger is a free script debugger from Microsoft. Pretty nice.
Antechinus Javascript Editor looks absolutely awesome! Lots of extras. No trial verion, but 90-day risk free money back guarantee. $49.95. I might try this one out if Eclipse doesn't pan out.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
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prolog2345
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Thanks Tracy
I am looking at some of the editors you have listed most of tham you have to pay for but some have free trials so am gone give tham a try.
I am currently using macromedia dreamweaver to edit the javascript code but i am not happy with it, since it does not have the basic functionality of an IDE,for istance it would not match the the brackets that they match together, and also it would not underline syntax error.
I am looking at some of the editors you have listed most of tham you have to pay for but some have free trials so am gone give tham a try.
I am currently using macromedia dreamweaver to edit the javascript code but i am not happy with it, since it does not have the basic functionality of an IDE,for istance it would not match the the brackets that they match together, and also it would not underline syntax error.
I think you'll find it's a joke term for Notepad.exe...
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I wasn't overly impressed with Eclipse. It was a HUGE download (with all the other stuff required), and it's overkill for javascript. The JSEclipse addon doesn't do as much as I'd like. You can get most of the same functionality out of a good coding editor.
I purchased the Antechinus (a small, marsupial rodent) editor and started playing with it. It looks pretty good. They have a special bundled offer that also includes audio editor, video editor, graphics editor, PHP editor, C# editor and a few other tidbits for a really good price. Even if I don't like the JS editor the other parts are worth the money, and there's still that money-back guarantee.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
I purchased the Antechinus (a small, marsupial rodent) editor and started playing with it. It looks pretty good. They have a special bundled offer that also includes audio editor, video editor, graphics editor, PHP editor, C# editor and a few other tidbits for a really good price. Even if I don't like the JS editor the other parts are worth the money, and there's still that money-back guarantee.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
Probably not. If it wasn't for the extras I got in the bundle I'd probably take them up on their money-back guarantee. The Antechinus JS Editor is really not much more than a glorified editor. It has "intellisense" and some syntax checking, but it's not THAT useful. Its debugging is limited to PURE javascript only (you can't really debug js within a page except by running just the js). I can get MUCH more functionality by using my editor (EditPlus) and the MS Script Debugger. The JS editor does have some nice little extras, but I'm not sure I'll use them enough to make me stop using the quite powerful editing capabilities of EditPlus.
My recommendation: try using the MS Script Debugger and see if that does what you need.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
My recommendation: try using the MS Script Debugger and see if that does what you need.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
FYI: I emailed SplineTech about their policy, and they responded that they DO have a money-back guarantee. Based on that, the description of the product, and downloadable flash demo, I ordered the software. As soon as I get a chance to test it I will post a review here.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
I've had a day or two now to play around with the SplineTech HTML/Javascript debugger and I'm impressed with it. Just enter a URL and it will open the file (and included javascript files as you step into them) in the debugger and load it into IE. You can step thru the code, set breakpoints and watchpoints, and hover over a variable name to see its value. Not exactly an IDE, but the best thing I've found. The price is very reasonable too. My only complaint is the documentation. Except for a few very brief web pages, there isn't any. Email support is excellent - I got responses in less than 12 hours to two email messages.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
I just tested out the eclipse add-on and thought it was pretty good. Once you define the types for your variables the intellisense and stuff could be helpful.
In any event, just thought i'd mention the firefox extension Venkman which is a great javascript debugger. (though it's the only one i've tried) But you can set the break points, step in and out of code, and see variable values and change them on the fly as well. Anyways here's the link:
In any event, just thought i'd mention the firefox extension Venkman which is a great javascript debugger. (though it's the only one i've tried) But you can set the break points, step in and out of code, and see variable values and change them on the fly as well. Anyways here's the link:
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