IDE?

Polarwolf · Post by **Polarwolf** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:13 pm

japBe, normal IDE, PBDev...
which is the best? Which one do YOU use... and why?

I'm new to PureBasic and I got no clue what do now. Anyone got some suggestions? Which IDE should I use? What should I try to code first? Where can I get the best examples?

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:18 pm

I use the internal IDE. It came with the package, it works, there are no weird specific calls I need to remember. If it wanks up I can scream for help here very easily.

Start with the BASIC IDE and get used to the language and then branch out... simple advice!

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:52 pm

jaPBe, normal IDE : it's a matter of taste.
PBDev is also a form designer, like VisualDesigner, PureVisionXP, PureFORM, etc...

Polarwolf · Post by **Polarwolf** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:57 pm

And how good is PBDev if you compare it to the listed?

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:05 pm

Polarwolf wrote:And how good is PBDev if you compare it to the listed?

I don't know, I never used it.
The purebasic version (PBDev) seems to have far less features than the very powerfull powerbasic version (PwrDev). Not all purebasic gadgets were supported by the designer last time I checked.
And afaik, there is no demo version.

Polarwolf · Post by **Polarwolf** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:15 pm

Ok! Thanks!

Good to know.

pdwyer · Post by **pdwyer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:31 am

I use the PB IDE but not the PB visual designer. I would probably use the PB Visual designer more if you could just copy/paste it's generated code out but it has it's own way of saving files and making includes which I find inconvenient

Personally I think the IDE built in is excellent. I used to use Powerbasic and it's IDE was rubbish and everyone went 3rd party after a year or so. Purebasic's IDE does everything I need

PB · Post by PB » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:48 am

@pdwyer: The Visual Designer saves it output as normal PureBasic code.
It no longer saves in a properietary format. Don't know about includes.

pdwyer · Post by **pdwyer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:00 am

yeah, common.pb and the filename.pbi I think. Sometimes I like not having to save anything and just viewing the source it's going to save and copy-pasting it out. Pureform can do this which is handy.

PB · Post by PB » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:18 am

> I like not having to save anything and just viewing the source

You do know that you can select the source in the VD's "Code Viewer"
window and do a CTRL+C on it, don't you?

pdwyer · Post by **pdwyer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:55 am

??

I'm not seeing a "Code Viewer" Only a generate source menu item

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:17 am

pdwyer wrote:?? I'm not seeing a "Code Viewer" Only a generate source menu item

It's in the new [= alpha] VisualDesigner

pdwyer · Post by **pdwyer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:30 am

that would explain it then