criTiKAL
msg:3744183 | 4:30 pm on Sep 13, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Im new to php, and I like Dreamweaver, but I have not used the other 2.
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MattAU
msg:3744402 | 11:23 pm on Sep 13, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Dreamweaver is your best bet for both html & php. There are better IDEs for php, but dreamweaver takes the cake for WYSIWYG design & html.
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dhruvasagar
msg:3744881 | 7:01 am on Sep 15, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I use Eclipse with PHPEclipse plugin
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jatar_k
msg:3745040 | 2:43 pm on Sep 15, 2008 (gmt 0) |
just use textpad, I hate programs helping with my code
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Anyango
msg:3745198 | 6:09 pm on Sep 15, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I agree with jatar_k, i don't think those fancy editors do any help to a newbie. I use plain editors even for a big and complex code application. Any other thing and i get confused ;)
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jbinbpt
msg:3745204 | 6:15 pm on Sep 15, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Notepad++ Easy editor to use.
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eelixduppy
msg:3745208 | 6:17 pm on Sep 15, 2008 (gmt 0) |
The only thing that I like in a text editor is syntax highlighting. It makes it a tad bit easier to read. I use notepad++ for most of my coding on windows. I use vim on unix. Both support syntax highlighting.
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dreamcatcher
msg:3745526 | 8:57 am on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
| just use textpad, I hate programs helping with my code |
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Ditto. I also like the ability to save sessions and multi line find/replace is useful too. PSPad is my editor of choice. dc
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Borgscan
msg:3745544 | 10:00 am on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
PHP Designer is great for syntax highlighting. Dreamweaver can't do that. PHP Designer also lets you manage your projects and find snippets of code/functions from other scripts even if they are not open. Using notepad is a great way to learn, but I like the colours of applications, it's easier on my eyes.
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adb64
msg:3745591 | 11:49 am on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I agree with jatar_k. I use the Crimson Editor a simple plain text editor. You can define projects, it has syntax highlighting for PHP, HTML, JS, CSS, etc.
Only the program is no longer maintained by its author.
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penders
msg:3745616 | 12:35 pm on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
| PHP Designer is great for syntax highlighting. Dreamweaver can't do that. |
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Dreamweaver can't do syntax highlighting?! :o (I've not used DW myself) I use Notepad++ mostly for HTML, CSS, JS and PHP these days. I do, however, miss the IDE's you get with the likes of Delphi / VB / C++ etc... (for debugging, code completion etc.)
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vincevincevince
msg:3745620 | 12:46 pm on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Linux: kdedev's kate
Windows: editplus (pay software)
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brotherhood of LAN
msg:3745622 | 12:56 pm on Sep 16, 2008 (gmt 0) |
agree re: syntax highlighting the programs that offer you a tooltip about the function you're writing can also be helpful. I always used to forget the order of variables for str_pad....up til about the 1000th time.
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daveginorge
msg:3747269 | 4:46 pm on Sep 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for all the responses. I had not tried notepad++ but now I have it installed and it has some features I can see will be really useful. I can see the topic was interesting for us newbies, I would like to thank you all for your input. Dave
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