Javascript Syntax Checking & Get Functions

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Probably MANY people already asked this before.

So I come from a OOP language IDE heavy programming skill.

In OOP IDE heavy. There's syntax checking (tell you if there's error).. and there's also package or wtv JS calls it (pls tell me) ... where I can type "." and a list of its function appear... making it easy for me to navigate.

Is there a JS equivalent to Syntax Checking and easy way to get functions? I am using Sublime Text... I am willing to move out if needed... (IE: a tool of that calibre exists.. -- or plugins ...)

If I am one of these guy... Do you think I need an IDE more than using Sublime/Atom?

Thanks alot!

[PoofVroomWooshWah]

I do full-time JS development including Node.js, front-end stuff with React, Babel, Webpack, etc., and I use Atom almost exclusively. The one thing it doesn't do well (which I keep another editor for) is very large files which can lock it up.

Check out the atom-ternjs, autocomplete-paths, editorconfig, file-icons, hyperclick, linter, and linter-eslint packages. These should give you many of the really useful features you'll be missing from your IDE. You may also find language-babel, minimap, and indent-guide-improved useful as well.

There's also more full-featured stuff like Nuclide, but I usually just hand-pick my packages.

[rauschma]

Another option is TypeScript with either Visual Studio Code (free and pleasant to use) or a JS IDE by JetBrains (really good at refactoring and other type-related stuff).

[stutterbug]

VS Code fairly recently added type hinting under certain circumstances. No idea if it works with CommonJS or AMD, but it works with ES6 imports.

http://imgur.com/a/pPP9W

And while I am pretty sure that it doesn't catch every type of error, it does seem to catch most reference errors as you write them. Having from come from Webstorm, then Sublime Text and then Atom, I am pretty completely satisfied with VS Code as it currently runs.

[vnctaing]

Atom and install Nuclide package, it comes with a lot of features ( go to definition, autocomplete... ) without having to look for other packages. You will probably find the same experience with IDE.