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January 17, 2012 3:07pm
Subscribe [7]#1 / Jan 17, 2012 3:07pm
I’ve been using Eclipse for some time now, and while it gets the job done, some of its nuances really drive me up a wall. Can anyone recommend better IDE?
My requirements:
- Mac-compatible
- Free (as in beer)
Additional language support is a non-factor, since I only write PHP anymore.
The winner will receive fabulous prizes.
#2 / Jan 18, 2012 3:20pm
I’ve been using Eclipse for some time now, and while it gets the job done, some of its nuances really drive me up a wall. Can anyone recommend better IDE?
My requirements:
- Mac-compatible
- Free (as in beer)Additional language support is a non-factor, since I only write PHP anymore.
The winner will receive fabulous prizes.
The free ones aren’t better.
PhpStorm is worth it’s price…so id Coda, though it’s not as PHP specific.
#3 / Jan 18, 2012 3:46pm
I use Sublime Text: http://www.sublimetext.com/2
Not an IDE but its a great code editor. I used to use Coda but found that SublimeText was ultimately better for coding in general.
#4 / Jan 18, 2012 3:52pm
oh, this question….again…
#5 / Jan 18, 2012 3:59pm
God, I know…
What DIFFERENCE does it make?
Did you not know you could Google ‘php IDE review’ and find countless blog posts, articles, comments from users of all of them?
WTF does this have to do with Codeigniter?
#6 / Jan 18, 2012 10:40pm
Just stumbled across this comprehensive article from a Brazilian professor who has been programming long before many CI users were born 😊
http://phpmaster.com/how-i-chose-my-programming-editor/
>>> The winner will receive fabulous prizes.
Do I qualify?
#7 / Jan 20, 2012 5:57am
Not an IDE, but a good code editor for OS X is textwrangler
#8 / Jan 20, 2012 7:05am
What DIFFERENCE does it make?
The right code editor can make you massively more productive. It can help you discover bugs quicker and make you type less though auto-completion / user specified macros.
WTF does this have to do with Codeigniter?
Nothing.. that said it is in the lounge.. the lounge typically has nothing to do with CodeIgniter.
#9 / Jan 20, 2012 10:43am
Thank you everyone for your suggestions, especially the article. The prize budget may need to be used for a PhpStorm license, so +1 Internets to those who made recommendations.
#10 / Sep 14, 2012 3:55pm
espresso 😊
#11 / Dec 13, 2012 3:17am
All in one IDE, use Eclipse!!
#12 / Dec 13, 2012 1:14pm
you can try NetBeans. its good 😊
#13 / Mar 26, 2013 8:05am
MacRabbit Espresso!