IDE for Corona SDK (CIDER)

For those who use Corona SDK to code their Native Android and iOS games, working without a proper IDE can be a nightmare at times. This is where CIDER comes in. CIDER hooks up directly to the Corona SDK and acts as it’s local IDE, and will speed up your development time dramatically.

CIDER is available for both Windows and Mac environments and has an array of very appealing features:

Breakpoints

Variable Inspector

Smart Code Completion

Function Navigator

Code Folding

Step Functions

Dynamic Variables

Omniscient Debugging

Pause and Continue

Versioning

Local File History

Event Remote

Dockable Windows

Customizable Editor

I know that a lot of these are commonplace in nearly any IDE, but for those coding up their LUA files the old fashioned way, it makes life a lot easier.

Corona are set to bring out an editor later this year (Which to me looks a lot like Construct 2), which will also be very interesting.

CIDER can be dowloaded here and is available as a trial with a laucnh price of $29.99

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