Hi, I have many of the same problems: the notebook GUI editor is missing some critical features that I would like as a developer. I really need rainbow brackets for a lisp-like language such as WL, and monospace with a nice dark theme is important to me as well.
If I am writing large programs or libraries in WL, I really need a separate text editor. My choices for this are:
- Any JetBrains IDE with halirutan's WL plugin: This plugin has a custom WL grammar and really well integrates with JetBrains' signature parsing for syntax highlighting and autocomplete. This option is also free for academic students with a .edu email.
- Sublime Text with its official WL plugin: This is the fastest text editor for WL I have used. I love using this for quick editing.
- VS Code with its official WL plugin: I have not personally used it, but it is probably the best-supported option and is seemingly widely used internally at WRI by their developers. This option is free.
There is also an Eclipse plugin, but I do not know how to use it.
In general, the plugin installs a parser or a grammar that allows an editor to highlight code and autocomplete function names.
