What text editor / IDE do you use for development?

[Romuloux]

I'm fairly new to web development. I am on a mac and have tried several different text editors to see what I like. I write html, css, javascript, php, and have just started experimenting with Ruby. I used Dreamweaver as a text editor so far (don't hurt me), but it doesn't work very well with Ruby.

Now I have tried others like Sublime Text or RubyMine which work really well with Ruby but tend to lack strong autocomplete functions or support for php.

I really just like having syntax highlighting and code completion. I find it makes me faster and easier to find mistakes.

So, what do you use? What are the awesome features that make it your favorite editor?

 

[dsiomtw]

notepad fo lyfe!

 

[Kiopa_Matt]

Ohhh, fuck...

nb4 snide remarks.

 

[V@pr0N00b]

Vim. All day, every day.

If you were to try it out, I recommend using Vundle to manage packages. Vim supports ruby autocompletion out of the box nowadays as well. You can read more about it here: https://github.com/vim-ruby/vim-ruby/wiki/VimRubySupport

 

[Amoxicillin]

Vim. All day, every day.

If you were to try it out, I recommend using Vundle to manage packages. Vim supports ruby autocompletion out of the box nowadays as well. You can read more about it here: https://github.com/vim-ruby/vim-ruby/wiki/VimRubySupport

What he said. Vim FTMFW

 

[flaw3d]

notepad++ nukka.

 

[dchuk]

With Sublime Text, use the Package Manager to install the proper autocomplete plugins you want. Syntax highlighting should work out of the box for almost all major code filetypes.

Essential Sublime Text 2 Plugins and Extensions | Nettuts+
I, Sublime - A Look at My Favorite Sublime Text Plugins

 

[absolute]

Sublime Text. Like dchuk said^^ install any autocomplete plugins you need through the package manager.

 

[AdamC]

I use phpDesigner (windows only), good IDE and important for me it has built in sftp support so I can edit live.

 

[shawnhag]

emacs

 

[medway]

Tried a few but ended up liking Geany the best.

 

[emp]

on linux, geany

on windows, notepad++ nad phpstorm

 

[j0hnsmith]

KMIde ftw

 

[shindig]

MonoDevelop for game dev, notepad for web, or the code editor text editor on bluehost.

 

[harrymouni]

phpstorm. for php, obviously.
sublime text for random stuff on the mac. xcode for actual iOS dev. some people hate it but i think it's class.
eclipse (shudder) for android stuff. i find myself using eclipse just for compiles and writing code in notepad++. editpadpro is also great for it's regex engine, it's the most powerful i've come across.
vim on the server.

 

[jlu87]

Sublime Text 2 on Mac...but I just code landing pages.

 

[eliquid]

notepad ++.

who the fuck am I kidding? for each project I start I code my own IDE for the "special" feel per project.

 

[Flash4Ever]

The core of development we do in Netbeans, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Java of course. The autocomplete feature is awesome, not only autocomplete but real time documentation tips.
KomodoIDE for Python, Ruby, SASS.
SublimeText2 for everything else.
Notepad++ to quickly edit single files/pages

 

[microphone head]

Notepad++ for me too. Great little editor.

 

[Romuloux]

After installing all the plugins for Sublime Text, I think it might be my go to editor now.