One of the single largest problems we face is resistance to LiveCode in the corporate is developers. One, they are not eager to learn a new language. But once I show them LiveCode, they see the simple ease and simplicity and become open to the prospect. I even explain it as a way of prototyping their logic in an English format.
But once they start coding, they outright reject it because of the complete lack of IntelliSense. These people will NOT BUDGE. There is no way we are going to convince them that they will have to remember the properties and function names. I saw in Kevin's demo of the latest version which showed that there was FINALLY a list of events to choose from. This should have been there years ago. You just need to look at LiveCode's competition to see progress. Xojo is one example. We needed to create a RasPi app as a test, so we purchased a license, and it's IDE was quite good. MUCH better than LiveCode. We also use Visual Studio, which has fantastic IntelliSense. Here is what they are looking for: 1. Function completion. As you type it starts to match a function name, all the functions so up in a list to choose from as I type. 2. Function parameters. once I type a function, I can mouse over it and all the parameters and a quick explanation show up. 3. I understand that properties are going to be a problem because LiveCode is NOT in an algebraic format like Object.Property = value. So setting the properties first is an issue. How about we put in a placeholder like: set the ? from field "test" set the ? from widget "map" Then...as soon as I put in the object type or object name for a widget, I would get a pop-up with a list of properties to select from. These functionalities may not be easy, but should not be difficult. Maybe an IntelliSense extension, done by the community can be done? It is a major barrier to entry for experienced developers to switch to. This is the #1 reason we can not get coders in companies to agree to LiveCode. #2 was Git, but that seems to be solved with community involvement from Trevor. Just an idea, Todd Fabacher _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode