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Old Aug 14th, 2007, 03:05
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Web Development Tool/IDE

I've been using Dreamweaver for quite a few years now (MX through Suite 8) to do all of my PHP, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS development. With the release of CS3, I've decided to reconsider my options. After some careful thought, I've decided that I only need/use ~10% of the functionality that Dreamweaver provides.

I've moved well beyond WYSIWYG development. My OCD will only allow me to code my tags/scripts by hand now. So I'm looking for a tool/IDE that will better suit my needs. Honestly, all I need is a tool that has good syntax highlighting and good tag/keyword suggestion/autocompletion (ala IntelliSense) - this is crucial.

At work, I've been developing ASP.NET applications in the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE through many releases (original, 2003, and now 2005). I can say that - hands down - Microsoft is way ahead of the game with IntelliSense. I say that because I have yet to see another application where I can create a variable on one line and have IntelliSense suggest/autocomplete that same variable on the very next line. I can even do that in an [X]HTML page with a JavaScript variable. That blows me away -- I love it.

The only reason I haven't switched to Visual Studio is because it doesn't natively support PHP. I've tried a few plugins, but I haven't found any that really satisfy me.

Can anyone suggest a good web development tool/IDE that has those strengths?
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