Which editor to use for Autolisp beginners

[shailujp]

Hi to all,

 

I'm curious to know which editor you guys use for Autolisp codes. What all are out there. I'm currently using Notepad and I do not find that easy at all.

 

I havent tried Vlide yet...are there any better options?

 

Thanks,

[ReMark]

Lee Mac says this on the topic...

 

"Even if you are just starting to program in LISP, in my opinion, the VLIDE is essential and can be a great learning aid."

 

Read more at...

 

http://lee-mac.com/introtovlide.html

[Lee Mac]

What all are out there.

 

Take your pick

 

In my opinion the Visual LISP IDE (VLIDE) is the best editor for AutoLISP, since, in addition to being a code editor offering standard features such as syntax highlighting, parenthesis matching, auto-formatting, auto-completion etc. (admittedly, somewhat dated when compared to more recent code editors such as Notepad++ / Visual Studio), it is also an Integrated Development Environment (the 'IDE' in VLIDE) and provides several debugging tools and direct links to the AutoLISP & Visual LISP documentation.

 

If you have an aversion to using the VLIDE, my second suggestion would be Notepad++ - this is a free, open-source, versatile, fast & lightweight code editor and is incredibly useful as a general code editor for any programming language.

[Tharwat]

I agree with Remark ,

 

But when you become more qualified and being able to write many lines of codes , you may need to deal with Notepad++ since that it has a very good option with minimizing the quantity of code lines to be more readable and many more .

[shailujp]

I agree with Remark ,

 

But when you become more qualified and being able to write many lines of codes , you may need to deal with Notepad++ since that it has a very good option with minimizing the quantity of code lines to be more readable and many more .

 

 

I know this question has so many variables to consider but just for my understanding please share your experience. This will help me judge my efforts and I can set my targets accordingly....and I dont become too impatient or the other way. I'm currently spending about 1.5 hours daily to do some task using AutoLISP with lots of trials and error (mostly errors )

 

To familiarize with Basics of AutoLISP ??

To become average at AutoLISP ??

To become good at AutoLISP ??

To become expert at AutoLISP ??

 

And do I need to learn other things like VB or something?

[Tharwat]

Learn and learn and practice to become talent person . and that's what I do mostly .

[CheSyn]

I actually write everything by hand first - it may be archaic, but I find it easier to organize my thoughts.

 

I use VLIDE when typing though.

 

EDIT -

I should mention, when I first started, I fiddled with code in VLIDE until I made something that worked. It was very inefficient.

 

I found writing by hand forced me to remember code and learn how it worked. This allowed me to apply my knowledge in different scenarios (rather than using a trial-by-error basis). Now it's just habit.

Edited September 6, 2013 by CheSyn

[neophoible]

I actually write everything by hand first - it may be archaic, but I find it easier to organize my thoughts.

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I found writing by hand forced me to remember code and learn how it worked. This allowed me to apply my knowledge in different scenarios (rather than using a trial-by-error basis). Now it's just habit.

I started to say, "WHAT!?":shock: but then recalled that I did much the same thing, especially in the beginning. It's also useful to be able to do when you don't have your computer handy, but have some time to spend, and you can do some pseudo-coding first the same way.

 

I found that drawing out my dialogs first helped a whole lot, and of course it was better to plan them before starting to code.