Editing scripts externally?

[morganxl]

Editing scripts externally (not in WE)?

Why do some people use it? I imagine it's useful because you can put some CVS (SVN) to use, to track your past code, and that's a great benefit.

I'm asking those who store their map scripts externally, to share their experience, and basically outline how you do it, which editors/IDEs you use and how you compile the map in the end.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Its useful for writing code for a site like this when testing is not required. Starting the editor is slow compared to some programs.

 

[morganxl]

Pretty sure that Vexorian stores his scripts externally, why is that?

 

[PurgeandFire]

I think he uses an OS that doesn't support WE/Wc3.

The main advantage is speed. (In big maps, it will sometimes take a while to load scripts) Some people also prefer the IDEs of other tools (like JassCraft or NotePad++) opposed to TESH.

There isn't a huge benefit, I guess you can save scripts but otherwise it is just comfort or speed.

 

[Bribe]

I do my JASS coding in Notepad++ because a syntax errors in WE can really mess up
your map (same with the "undo" feature that can remove an entire day's work). When
the code is finished in notepad I copy & paste it in.

Yeah it's annoying, which is part of the reason why I'm coding a lot of GUI resources now.