I’ve been participating in Ludum Dare compos for awhile now, but I’m going to be on the road for the first time ever for April’s LD, meaning I can’t use Game Maker, because I’ll be on a mac laptop. I spent a week learning Python before realizing that it puts up a real fight when it comes to compiling and distributing code, so I’ve since decided to explore the Love2D framework for Lua instead. I know I’ve seen a lot of entries made using Love2D, and I was wondering if anybody who has experience with the language could offer help to a total newcomer like me.
I’m especially curious to know if there’s a specific IDE that people like to use, but I’m hungry for any and all tips, tricks, or advice that veterans of the language can offer.

-Thanks,
Nick