What editor for kOS?

[RizzoTheRat]

I'm currently restructuring all the kOS code I've written over the last year or more of playing with it, and up to now have been using Notepad++ with the Kerboscript Bright style addon to highlight code for me.  I originally went with this as I was already familiar with Notepad++, but now is probably a good time to see what other options are worthwhile.

There are several other options mentioned on the Github post about editors https://github.com/KSP-KOS/EditorTools

Someone's suggested using VSCode to me, with a KSP language addon that should automatically pick up my common mistakes like forgetting to put a full stop at the end of the line https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JohnChabot.kos-vscode

Not being a software developer (I learned programming in Fortran 77 and QBasic!) I'm not familiar with what modern "developer environments" can do compared with basic text editors.  Any recommendations?

[DarkNounours]

Hi. I use Sublime Text but you can use Atom, Notepad++.....

[Superfluous J]

I use Notepad++

For everything.

[Stone Blue]

I know this isnt *specifically* related to your original question, but while shopping around for different editors, if anyone finds that it comes down to not much difference between NotePad++ and others, and if you also do a lot of config/MM patchi editing/creating as well as kOS  scripting, there's also this superb KSP Config language for NPP which @JadeOfMaar maintains.
https://github.com/JadeOfMaar/NPP_KSPlang

Just thought I'd throw that out as a variable, towards going with NPP, if for no other reason vOv

[zer0Kerbal]

I use:

• Notepad++
• Atom
• VS Code
• Notepad

[ManEatingApe]

Sheesh, kids these days, it has to be vi of course

 

Just kidding, Sublime with kOS syntax highlighting plugin...

Edited February 1, 2020 by ManEatingApe

[Jacke]

12 hours ago, ManEatingApe said:

Sheesh, kids these days, it has to be vi of course

Know enough vi to get by.  (Not too hard, I've seen editors like that since QEDX.)  But I prefer emacs.

[DarkNounours]

On 2/1/2020 at 11:11 PM, ManEatingApe said:

Sheesh, kids these days, it has to be vi of course

 

Just kidding, Sublime with kOS syntax highlighting plugin...

Unfortunately, last time I checked not all kOS syntax was supported in the plugin. But this is better than nothing.

On 2/1/2020 at 11:11 PM, ManEatingApe said:

Sheesh, kids these days, it has to be vi of course

 

On 2/2/2020 at 11:15 AM, Jacke said:

Know enough vi to get by.  (Not too hard, I've seen editors like that since QEDX.)  But I prefer emacs.

Yeah another vi/emacs dispute incoming. Let me grab my sofa, some popcorn and entertain me, please