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Visual Studio is by far the best IDE for Javascript, it actually runs the code in a VM and then use the info to offer autocomplete

• afsina 15y ago
  Jetbrains editors probably sweep the floor with VS or any other IDE developed. http://www.jetbrains.com/editors/javascript_editor.jsp?ide=webstorm http://www.jetbrains.com/editors/javascript_editor.jsp?ide=w...
  • khyryk 15y ago
    I'd say Netbeans is a comparable free option. VS isn't generally known for its JavaScript capabilities.
    • hugohabel 15y ago
      The problem I see with NetBeans is that it consumes a lot of resources. There are better & lighter options.
      • khyryk 15y ago
        While I don't have Webstorm, IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition consumes 250,000 kb with an empty project open while Netbeans consumes a bit under 400,000 kb, both without any sort of tweaking -- that's not that great of a difference to me. Vim, for instance, would be light.
• publicus 15y ago
  Have you people even tried VS2010 for js? That thing actually executes your js in real-time so it knows the exact type of variables even after re-assignment and can offer type info/auto-complete that is 100% accurate.
  • hugohabel 15y ago
    Can you please post a link to see the features of VS2010? So we can compare. Thank you.
    • publicus 15y ago
      http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/08/javascript-intellisense-improvements-with-vs-2010.aspx http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/08/javascript... http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/06/23/vs-2010-productivity-improvements-part-iii.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/06/23/vs-2010...