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Asked: 2026-05-29T23:28:37+00:00

I would like to ask how other more experienced Coffeescript developers are using their

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I would like to ask how other more experienced Coffeescript developers are using their respective IDE’s or editors with auto-complete when developing modular libraries and / or referencing external Javascript libraries (jQuery, jQuery UI, RequireJS, Handlebars, …).

As much as I’ve tried various IDE’s and plug-ins for Coffeescript, none of these seem to support auto-completion when the project consists of several script files. For example: in Visual Studio I can add a commented directive such as /// <reference path="/js/jquery.js" />. I’d need something similar for Coffeescript.

I have tried following without success:

  1. Visual Studio with Web Workbench by Mindscape
  2. Netbeans with dstepanov’s Coffeescript plug-in
  3. Aptana with the Coffeescript ruble

Further, I am aware of Jetbrain’s WebStorm 3.x support for Coffeescript, unfortunately, my evaluation period expired before I realized I’d need this feature – can anyone confirm that setting the Javascript / Coffeescript Usage Scope works as expected with auto-complete?

So effectively what I am asking: is there an IDE or plug-in, commercial or otherwise, enabling auto-complete for Coffeescript libraries spanning multiple files?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Hate to answer my own question, but after giving JetBrains WebStorm 3.0.2 another demo run on another box, I figured it worked best and does have ‘smarter than average’ auto-complete for coffeescript projects. It simply loads all coffeescript files in to a global auto-complete context and you can add external libs (cs or js) as well using the project’s scope settings. Could be better, but for now I cannot find any other IDE or tool running on PC or Linux, OSS or paid, that tops WebStorm and I don’t have the fortunes to explore OSX alleys.

    I am sure future tools, plugins, IDE’s will pop up for various platforms that do offer great coffeescript module management and proper contextual auto-completion in the editor. So please, do keep the suggestions coming.

    Thanks!

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