OS X editor (or IDE) that is really good for developing node.js "?

Question

I am an old Emacs user - I have been using it for about 10 years. When I switched to Mac, I started using Aquamacs , which is great for many reasons.

But now most of my developments include Node.js / Express.js (with JavaScript, Jade, and Stylus). Unfortunately, emacs has many drawbacks in this regard. Especially when working remotely, ExpanDrive and MacFUSE mounts.

And I really want to have a real code summary.

Is there any editor that is really good for this? Better yet is there an IDE for Mac (in general)?

thanks

Answer 1

A cheaper and more node-specific alternative to IntelliJ IDEA Webstorm , also made by Jetbrains.

It has many advantages of node, such as the ability to connect to the node debugger and allow you to go through your JS code. It also has good code folding, which you can call with ⌘^- for folding and ⌘^+ for extension.

Answer 2

Sublime Text 2 is the choice of many. Add multiple packages to it using the package manager. Jade packages, styluses are available.

Answer 3

If you want a true development environment to work well on Mac OS X, I would recommend IntelliJ IDEA. It has a JavaScript debugger and Node.js. plugin. If you're looking for something lighter than a full-sized IDE, take a look at Sublime Text 2.

Answer 4

You can try TextMate: http://macromates.com/ with the following bundles for

NodeJs: https://github.com/drnic/javascript-node.tmbundle

and for Jade: https://github.com/miksago/jade-tmbundle

For the stylus you need to compile the package (have not tried it yet): https://github.com/LearnBoost/stylus/blob/master/docs/textmate.md

There is also Cloud9 ide https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9 , it is actually a webapp, but its open source can be installed locally (it still works in the browser, but locally), I really like the debugging features

Answer 5

http://www.aptana.com/ excellent, it has most of the features of eclipse ...