[dba-Tech] Coding JavaScript

Hi jim,

Have a look at Sublime Text as a great cross platform code editor (its all I use these days)).

Also, I recommend coffeescript over typescript. You will find that it has far more traction in the web dev community.

Best regards,
Hans-Christian Andersen


On 22 Jan 2013, at 03:48, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Gustav:
> 
> Been up to my head with Node.js, since yesterday and should have a fair
> working knowledge by the weekend? (sometime in the future?) ;-)
> 
> I have heard of it before; TypeScript, but just thought that it was under a
> standard Microsoft type license so ignored it. Checked and it appears to be
> under a Apache V2 license so it does appear to be safe. It also sounds like
> an interesting programming language/adaption. Thanks for the heads up.
> 
> Something more to master by the weekend. 
> 
> Jim 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 11:12 PM
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> 
> Hi Jim
> 
> If you are serious about JavaScript, look for TypeScript:
> 
> http://www.typescriptlang.org/
> 
> It even acts as a plugin to Visual Studio with IntelliSense. For anyone as
> lazy as I am (=always lacking time), programming without IntelliSense is
> plain waste of time.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
> Sendt: 22. januar 2013 01:41
> Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Emne: [dba-Tech] Coding JavaScript
> 
> Much of my programming is in JavaScript and there is bound to be much more
> needed in the future especially if I start working Node.js.
> 
> My favourite editor or IDE is nothing fancy just Programmer's Notepad.
> (http://www.pnotepad.org/download/) It is simple, fast and can easily switch
> from one language to another like HTML or JavaScript, provide easy data
> manipulation, colourizes the keyword text and auto closes tags.
> 
> Now there is the Alpha version of Light Table, a full intellisense,
> JavaScript editor and at first blush it looks really nice. 
> 
> http://www.lighttable.com/
> 
> And it has iOS, Windows and Linux32/64 versions. Just a note: how it
> installs on both Windows and Linux is strange to say the least. For example;
> on Windows it actually runs from where it is upzipped, no registry setting,
> dependencies, all are in one unzip folder or any installation in the
> Programs directories. It does also dump process folders all over the
> place...fortunately mostly within the installer's user directory. In Linux
> it does exactly the same process; where it is unachived is where in runs, no
> dependencies, no make and no compiling....but after all it is an Alpha
> version.
> 
> As much as I love Programmer's Notepad on Windows there is not an obvious
> direct comparison product, with Linux but there is a simple product that can
> be easily enhanced to fill that gap. It is "Gedit", a super simple Windows
> Note like editor but it has one feature that changes everything. It has
> extensible plug-in capabilities.
> 
> What that does is allow third party developers to build plug-ins for their
> favour programming language like R on R, JavaScript, HTML, Python, PHP, C
> and so on. These plug-ins are all over the place and thanks to Google they
> can be easily found, downloaded and used. Below is a link to various
> language plug-ins and instruction on how to install those plug-ins...some
> even go so far as to provide rudimentary intellisense capabilities.
> 
> http://grigio.org/pimp_my_gedit_was_textmate_linux
> 
> If you are feeling particularly adventuresome, seeing Gedit is written in
> Python, you can write or enhance your own plug-ins. :-)
> 
> https://live.gnome.org/Gedit/PythonPluginHowTo
> 
> Hope this helps somebody.
> Jim 
> 
> 
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