Which IDE?

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johnno56
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Which IDE?

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I am relatively new to this Love2d stuff and I would like to learn.

When I started the application, all I got was a window, and a brief message that said, "no game".

I am going to go out on a limb and assume that Love2d is a script language. If that is the case, then I would like your opinions (and why), on which IDE is the best to use?

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J
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Re: Which IDE?

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Love2d is not a script language. (also it's officially called löve, love2d is just the domain name of the website)

To quote the homepage
LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua.
As for IDE's I don't like to use any of them. There are some out there, I believe most if not all in alpha/beta stages. I personally just use notepad++/textmate depending on what OS i'm using at the time.
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Löve is a game engine that use lua scripting you can find documentation on Youtube and on the wiki
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I use a script editor (vim, but you'll probably prefer sublimetext) and the terminal. Don't be afraid, I use exactly 1 command in the terminal: `love .`. Good luck and welcome!
When I write def I mean function.
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Only Lua-focused IDE I'm familiar with is Decoda. Started as a dev tool for Natural Selection 2 and got an open-source release later.

I'm no fun though, and just use Sublime Text and a batch file.
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I personally use Zerobrane Studio, it's a great IDE and very quick and easy to set up. It also features live coding and an ok debugger.
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You could try Lua Glider or LOVE Studio (disclaimer: I made LOVE Studio). As far as I know (I could be wrong about this), those are the only IDEs that have reasonable autocompletion for code that uses class systems.
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Roland_Yonaba wrote:Zerobrane.
+1 here.
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Sublime Text 2 :awesome:
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