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Looking for recommendations for a user friendly Javascript editor

February 14 (6 years ago)
SᵃᵛᵃǤᵉ
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Question for the community?

What are your recommendations for a user friendly Javascript editor?

February 14 (6 years ago)
Victor B.
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I use js.do
February 14 (6 years ago)
Scott C.
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Compendium Curator

Sublime or visual basic studio work great. I also just coded directly in the Roll20 editor a while, which works fine until you want to be able to undo code changes between sessions.

February 14 (6 years ago)
SᵃᵛᵃǤᵉ
Sheet Author
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Specifically Javascript??


February 14 (6 years ago)

Edited February 14 (6 years ago)
Ammo
Pro

Visual Studio Code (vscode).   It’s awesome on PC or Mac even though it is by Microsoft.  It’s  a pro level tool for free.   There is a large marketplace of plugins.

February 14 (6 years ago)
Bast L.
API Scripter

I second vscode. It's lightweight, easy, and free.

February 14 (6 years ago)

Edited February 14 (6 years ago)
Scott C.
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Ah, Vscode was what I meant instead of VBstudio, although I like sublime better. It's got more customization I've found the settings easier to manipulate.

February 15 (6 years ago)
Pat
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Notepad. 


I'm a purist. 

February 15 (6 years ago)

Notepad++ has always been my favorite for almost any coding

February 16 (6 years ago)
The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
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Vim (but it's not user friendly... =D)

February 16 (6 years ago)
GiGs
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I remember reading a tutorial for Vim that I thought was a satire about how complicated software instruction manuals were, especially with the tutorial writer saying how simple it was then describing a crazy sequence of keystrokes you had to remember to do certain tasks. It only gradually dawned on me that it was in fact a seriously written user guide for Vim.

It does seem powerful, but definitely a power-user tool.

February 16 (6 years ago)
Jakob
Sheet Author
API Scripter

Emacs, of course.

February 16 (6 years ago)

As was mentioned, Notepad++ with the js highlighting. If you want something a bit of a step up, you can't go wrong with Sublime Text 3.

February 16 (6 years ago)
The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
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Jakob said:

Emacs, of course.

Hahahaha!  Trolling me!

February 17 (6 years ago)
Jakob
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The Aaron said:

Jakob said:

Emacs, of course.

Hahahaha!  Trolling me!

Why, I'd never.


On a more serious note, VSCode is great for Javascript. It's what I use.

February 19 (6 years ago)
Keith
Pro
Marketplace Creator


The Aaron said:

Vim (but it's not user friendly... =D)


Hear Hear!