Launched today, Codify by Two Lives Left is a new application designed exclusively for iPad, which aims to help software developers and engineers take their desktop coding environment with them on the move.

Featuring a complete vector graphic and image renderer for seeing your projects come to life as you code them, example projects to help you build the foundations of your next project, and a bunch of sound effects for possible inclusion, Codify is a welcome offering in this often highly-specialized area, with a neat and navigable user interface.

Offering up reference documentation in-line, which is accessible by tapping the custom-placed “eye” button above the app’s on-screen keyboard, Codify allows you to tap, drag and shape your idea into existence. Built on a solid foundation itself, using the Lua programming language as its base, Codify strips back your on-the-move coding experience to rely less on symbols, and more on how and where you plan to arrange them.

Features

- A full featured vector graphics and image renderer lets you prototype what you can imagine
- Lots of fantastic example projects to learn from, including games and simulations
- Generate random retro-game sound effects to use in your creations
- Touch your code: tap numbers, colors and images to adjust them
- Complete in-line reference documentation accessible from the keyboard
- Intelligent auto-completion suggests keywords and functions
- Add parameters to your simulation or game interface so you can tweak variables at runtime
- Interact with the accelerometer and multi touch on your device
- Codify renders your code with beautiful syntax highlighting

Weighing in at 10.5 MB, Codify for iPad will let you take it on the road for a one-off purchase fee of $7.99 and arrives recommended for software developers out there who may be looking to carrying – (and have access to) – their coding environment, at all times.