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JavaScript

Benny Chew
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Benny Chew
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Posted by Benny Chew
Benny Chew
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Tips for JavaScript editor with auto completion (like Xcode)

Hi guys, I started learning Xcode / Objective C for a couple of weeks now and I love the auto completion of it. It is so handy! I was wondering if you guys know a trick or a good editor for the Mac with the same (auto completion) tricks? Not only keyword suggestions, but syntax/parameters hints as well... I use Sublime Text. Reason is I want to learn Framer JS and also some jQuery.

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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Benny,

Auto completion support for languages such as JavaScript is very low as there is no one way to write your code like you would in Xcode which is standardised so it's easier to run auto completion tasks in real-time, the only IDE that has good support for JavaScript would be PHP Storm which isn't free but it has a vast engine that drives it.

Dino Paškvan
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Dino Paškvan
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Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

Give Chocolat a go. It has in-built Tern support which also analyzes your own code and offers completion for it as well.

Benny Chew
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Benny Chew
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Benny Chew
Benny Chew
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Thanks a lot Chris! I see they also have WebStorm, I was looking for something like this! Will try the trial.

Benny Chew
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Benny Chew
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Benny Chew
Benny Chew
Courses Plus Student 2,717 Points

Thanks Dino! Will give it a try, seems like a cool app. I also tried Atom, but not sure which one is better.

Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

Atom's Tern support is still very much a work in progress. Eventually, I'm sure it'll catch up, but for now, it seems that Chocolat offers the best JavaScript completion (at least in my experience).