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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. 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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Re: Web Development Tool/IDE
I use notepad++, but the auto-completion isn't very good. Not good enough to call it Intellisense.
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Re: Web Development Tool/IDE
You can still use DW ... but in code view.
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I know I can still use Dw, my question was more along the lines of: do I need to? Are there other tools out there (preferably free) that better suit my needs?
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