macOS Looking for an editor

[bcostacurta]

Hello,

I'm looking for an editor dedicated to development tasks, ie. syntax coloring, project, subversion support ..etc..

Note: I installed Xcode but :

- seems overweight
- it is lost in /Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode ... how to add it into the path or have a shortcut in the Application to avoid opening a terminal, go to the path to start it ?

Note : I'm an Apple newbie.

Thanks.
Bye,
Bruno

 

[angelwatt]

What languages will you be programming in? You can take a look at Eclipse and NetBeans as full IDE options. If you just need a text editor you can look at TextMate and TextWrangler among others.

 

[zippyfly]

http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/

Completely free and you can upgrade to BBEdit for more power if you want.

 

[lloyddean]

Note: I installed Xcode but :

- it is lost in /Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode ... how to add it into the path or have a shortcut in the Application to avoid opening a terminal, go to the path to start it ?

Welcome newbie, er bcostacurta

I'm guessing you're more familiar with some other *nix variant(s).

Starting Xcode in the implied fashion (through Terminal with, what, ./Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode) is likely to be a cause of inexplicable problems and frustration.

From the Terminal 'open -a Xcode' would be the more correct way.

Alternate could include using Spotlight (activated with Command-space from the keyboard from within anywhere) and typing Xcode and hitting Return.

An alias to Xcode could be placed into /Applications through drag-n-drop of the Xcode icon from /Developer/Applications and dropping it into the /Applications folder while holding the Command and Options keys.

Another would be to place it into the the Dock using drag-n-drop from /Developer/Applications into the left side of the Dock.


Just don't launch Xcode using anything other than open -a Xcode as any GUI setup preformed by Finder would be bypassed.

 

[SRossi]

Personally my favourite is MacVim basically it is just Vim from the console as a GUI editor. Does everything that a text editor does, like the syntax colouring, automatic line indention etc.

But by the sounds of wanting a application to handle projects personally I would get into using Xcode for the Mac, but there is also QT for C++, or there is RealBasic for Visual Basic sort of applications or as angelwatt said there is a few java GUI applications out there.

I have not said all the developer tools out there but just to give you an overview.

Find:
MacVim here
QT here
RealBasic here

Stephen

 

[bcostacurta]

Thanks to all.

Indeed I more used with *nix environments.

I installed Xcode which looks good for full application, but currently I'm more looking for scripting and Perl developments so MacVim is more adapted to the needs.

Bye,
Bruno