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::pats his 3Ghz iMac with a custom Penryn chip not available to other manufacturers consolingly “there there, Gigantor, they aren’t talking about you”::

Another vote for TextMate.  Working with HTML you can hit ctl+opt+cmd+P and bring up a live preview window that utilizes WebKit - super super handy.  When working with programming languages, TextMate interfaces with the CLI and lets you run scripts right from your text editing window (typically ctl+cmd+R).  And, there’s a CodeIgniter TextMate bundle from Ben McRedmond that can seriously speed up your application building.

Coda is a nice product, don’t get me wrong, but I find it unnecessary.  You can have the same integration, but much more powerful if you combine TextMate and ExpanDrive.  Just connect to your remote host, drag the public_html / application folder onto your TextMate dock icon and it will create a project for you, letting you access the files as if they were local.  Saving automatically updates the remote file.

derek jones, AFAIK the 3ghz chip is just an overclocked core 2 due

derek jones, AFAIK the 3ghz chip is just an overclocked core 2 due

Not so, as the overclocked CPU is paired with a 1066MHz FSB, making them essentially Montevina chips, with a bit higher power consumption.  Similar Core 2 Duos will not find their way into other manufacturer’s products until late this year at the earliest.

But even if one took a philosophical stance of it being “just an overclocked core 2 duo”, this would not be an insignificant thing.  This isn’t a homebrew or at-your-own-peril modification.  This is a hardware enhancement that is fully supported and warranted by the manufacturer.  And one with a noticeable performance boost.

Slightly OT question but can anyone take an educated guess if they’ll be bringing out a new update to the MB or MBP in June?

I was looking at buying a MBP but if they’re updating I will wait.

It would be a bit early, but not unprecedented, Kemik.  I use Macrumors.com’s Buyer’s Guide and it’s a decent dipstick, though Apple doesn’t always follow its own conventions for releases.  This last refresh for example came on a Monday, and Apple has always updated products and their online store on Tuesdays.

And, there’s a CodeIgniter TextMate bundle from Ben McRedmond that can seriously speed up your application building.

Coda has something similar called clips.
After i finished my first CI project i added about 20 bits of common CI code to my clips library.
Unfortunately Coda doesn’t have a way to share them like TextMate or group clips into folders.

I’ve had good luck with BBEdit, although I have to admit that I’m only using about 5% of it, and that everyday I find a new tool hidden away inside of it. For example, it integrates well with custom shell scripts, Subversion, FTP and SFTP, and much much more. The other day I integrated some BBEdit files with a perl script I wrote to sort lines and render into CSV. Very limited usefulness, but flexible.

I also come from the VI days on Linux way back, so I’m fairly comfortable there (don’t firebomb me, VI has saved my *ss countless times when SSHing in remotely). 😊

Also, I use Dreamweaver CS3, I like it okay, although it isn’t my favorite environment. However, it does come in pretty handy when you’re working with views and such. I do know that BBEdit has some pretty robust tools for previews, haven’t messed around with it too much.

Well, I bought one! A Macbook Pro. Love it so far. I cannot really put it to the test until my exams are over and the clouds come back to England 😛 It’s been far too hot to sit in doors the past few days.

Finally!, After doing tests for all the suggested editor, I’m fallen in love with Komodo Edit. It has code folding, code completion, function hints, regular expression on search and replace. I had all my requirements in there, oh one more thing, it’s free!. The only problem I found is I can’t directly connect to FTP and doing upload and download as regular, but that’s ok, I have my Transmit to do the ugly things 😊.

Once again, thank you for all your suggestion and recommendation, I’m back in business 😊

well…being a vim fanboy, I can tell you with a certain level of matter-of-factness that vim is the best code editor. I do acknowledge the fact that it has a steep learning curve…but considering that it will be the primary tool of your trade…that should be a trade-off you’re willing to make…especially when it makes your job faster.

I’m also going to buy a mac soon, and I’m wondering about their prices. Are they declining fast, or does the price only lower when newer models are released?
(I’m aiming at an iMac 3Ghz, when is the best time to buy?)

@Kemik
I’m sorry, the rain you requested has now ended up here in Sweden, enabling me to spend some healthy time in front of my computer. 😛

I just purchased a 15” MacBook Pro 2.5GHz 4GB RAM for all my web development. I’ve had it for a week now and I’ve never been more happy with my programming and design environment. Although I haven’t had them very long, here is a list of some of the programs that, so far, I have found extremely valuable to my workflow:

Coda (see some posts above for details, but this program has most everything you need.. I love it 😛 ) $80
MAMP (Apache, PHP, MySQL… very simple to use and works great behind the scenes of Coda) $80
Quicksilver (extremely fast way to navigate on a Mac… open programs and documents almost instantly) Free
Speech (comes with leopard and is helpful for simple tasks) Included
CocoaMySQL (great Mac-only MySQL GUI) Free
Adobe CS3.3 Design Premium (purchased originally for Windows, my growing unsatisfaction with Dreamweaver was the reason I bought a Mac in the first place so I ported my license to Mac and no longer use Dreamweaver) Expensive…

I highly recommend you try these tools if you develop on a Mac. Hope this helps.

well…being a vim fanboy, I can tell you with a certain level of matter-of-factness that vim is the best code editor. I do acknowledge the fact that it has a steep learning curve…but considering that it will be the primary tool of your trade…that should be a trade-off you’re willing to make…especially when it makes your job faster.

I submit the following in congruence with your claims. (attached)

(P.S.) I’m also a huge vim buff.

OT: I’ve used Coda, and 1.5 is coming out soon, but I feel it is to expensive to warrant a purchase. I simply survive off the trails. I’d buy it if they lowered the price by 30%-40%.

TextMate frustrates me because it does not follow the standardized application guidelines set forth by apple. Things like text-selection selects 1 too many characters etc. Buggy, and never updated. I feel insulted that they ask me to pay for a piece of software that has bugs and isn’t being updated (or worked on at all as far as I can tell)

TextWrangler I believe is a valid substitute for BBEdit (same company, similar product, only free).

Cheers,

volte.

OT: I’ve used Coda, and 1.5 is coming out soon, but I feel it is to expensive to warrant a purchase. I simply survive off the trails. I’d buy it if they lowered the price by 30%-40%.

TextMate frustrates me because it does not follow the standardized application guidelines set forth by apple. Things like text-selection selects 1 too many characters etc. Buggy, and never updated. I feel insulted that they ask me to pay for a piece of software that has bugs and isn’t being updated (or worked on at all as far as I can tell)

You start off by saying Coda is too expensive at $80 and then you complain about TextMate not being updated frequently. Maybe $60 per license isn’t enough to warrant adequate development time. If you want good software, you generally have to pay a fair price if you want it to meet your expectations.

Yeah I would have a much nicer car if they were 30-40% cheaper, but that’s not going to happen so I will pay less and get a car that doesn’t run as well. It’s life - you get what you pay for!