Live editing is something we have seen in SDKs before but Livecode is the only programming language so far that does this. For example, you can drag any control from the palette and then customize it at will, without needing to type boring code. There is also a nice toolbar with many options for you to use and most importantly there is also an Inspector to check for your syntax errors. You can drag and drop many options to your app and the most used commands are ready to use. With this environment, programming is not as dull as it is to type in a boring text editor. Actually Livecode is a very easy to learn programming language, but if it has a visual environment it makes it much easier. The first one is a visual development environment that will make our life much easier. Livecode is open source and you can find many places online to download it for free but there is also a paid Livecode project that gives us a lot of advantages. In another words, a whole script that may take us a lot of time to compose in a low level programming language, can be done by just typing one word in Livecode. Livecode is a high-level programming language and that means it uses underlying scripts from other programming languages for its own syntax. It also runs in most of computer OS with the same syntax so you don’t need to use different languages or syntaxes if you are programming in several computers with a different OS. This is very similar to the way SDKs work because when you have made some code with Livecode you are creating it for different platforms and not just for one, saving you a lot of time in porting from one to the other. By using a compile-free workflow you don’t need a different code to run it in different devices or platforms. Even though it is not a SDK, it is a scripting language that we would love to see in many of them.įirst of all, Livecode runs on almost any computer platform like Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Raspberry and Android. It is a part of the xTalk scripting languages and was heavily influenced by Hypertalk. Livecode started in 1993 with the name of Revolution Programming Language and many things have changed since then. Livecode is an open source project although there is also a proprietary version of Livecode which is a retail product. Livecode is a high-level programming language that can be used to create games although it is not the only purpose of it. * LiveCode comes with a fantastic selection of controls and libraries but if they aren’t enough, you can download and install extensions created by members of the LiveCode community and third-party vendors. That means you write up to 90% less code compared to traditional languages. * The LiveCode language is designed to be expressive, readable, memorable and as close as possible to the way you speak and think. This avoids having to write your app multiple times for multiple platforms saving you crucial developer time. * LiveCode is cross platform so you won’t have to write extra code for each platform you deploy to. Simply toggle between ‘run’ and ‘edit’ mode. Editing live applications creates a powerful workflow, so you can build your apps faster and more easily than ever. You can add objects or change the code and instantly see the effect. * In LiveCode your application is always running. * LiveCode is a truly multi-platform programming tool with iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, Server & HTML5 deployment options.
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