How do I code and compile an Amiga application?

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Published on 2009-04-01T14:46:34Z Indexed on 2010/05/24 9:41 UTC
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I would like to program an application for the Amiga, just for fun!

Please could someone post a step by step howto based on the following?

  • Exactly what programming tools I should use, are there any already installed?
  • Am I limited to plain text editors, or are there IDEs and debugging tools available?
  • If no tools are already installed, how can this done? Are there free ones?
  • I'd like to learn a traditional Amiga language, could you reccomend one?
  • What should I use to compile the language you suggest?
  • Please could you suggest tools I may use to debug the suggested language?
  • Are there any libraries I should be aware of, such as GUI libraries?

Some things to note...

  • I'm running Workbench 3.1 from within the WinUAE emulator.
  • From Workbench, I can access files from my Windows hard drive.
  • I'd like to code and compile it from Workbench if possible.
  • I'm running WinUAE in A1200 mode, not sure if that matters.
  • There's an application already installed called MEmacs.
  • I know C++ and C# very well, maybe there's a similar Amiga language.
  • I'm aware that you can code with C and C++, but I want to learn a new language.

Update:

I have answered my own question, but please do contribute more answers as I intend on extending my answer. Thanks to all that have contributed so far, you've been very helpful!

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