EmbraceNext Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I moved to the PC (Windows 8) from a Mac recently. I used coda quite often. Is there anything like coda for a PC? What dev tools would you recommend for a PC? I bought sublimetext 2 but not feeling the love there yet. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EmbraceNext Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 I am sorry I should have been more specific. This would be for HTML, JS, PHP, CSS work flows. Is visual studio a good product for that stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guth Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 sublime text 2 is really the best ive found, and ive tried them all. Check out jeffery way's tutorial on all the good plugins, it makes sublime much better. Icouldn't use it without my favourite plugins now. Try dreamweaver, not the WYSIWG part but just the code editor, its actually not to bad for the newer versions. I don't like it mind you, but its better than most. threetonesun 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Matthew S. Subscriber² Posted January 21, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted January 21, 2013 Another vote for ST2, and it's cross platform so if you ever go back to a Mac it'll still be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 threetonesun Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I use Coda on Mac and Sublime Text 2 on Windows. What's nice is that for quick things I can use Sublime Text everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 guitmz Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 http://www.stylizerapp.com/ http://www.aptana.com/ http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit http://alternativeto.net/software/coda/?platform=windows Sublime is amazing, also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lingwo Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I use Netbeans. I really like it. It is free. Integrates well with PHP, HTML, CSS ( as well as many other languages) SVN support Database support Framework support. It has heavy integration with Zend. Only downside is it requires Java, which isn't a truly bad thing, just disable it for browsers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 neo158 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well you can do Java, .NET or native. For .NET and native you can get started with Visual Studio 2012 Express: http://www.microsoft...o/eng/downloads Or Notepad++ I second this, I have Visual Studio 2012 Pro but http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-web would be best for OP based on what he wants to create. I also use the Modern UI app Code Writer on Surface though as desktop apps don't run on Windows RT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 neo158 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The OP didn't specify explicitly specify web development hence the generic link :D I wouldn't do software development on a tablet. To Quote the OP: "I am sorry I should have been more specific. This would be for HTML, JS, PHP, CSS work flows. Is visual studio a good product for that stuff?" I only use Code Writer to make changes when I'm out, my desktop is for the real work such as compiling. Web development on Surface isn't an issue though as long as it's just HTML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacer Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Personally, I haven't found another IDE that is as polished or nice to use as Visual Studio. VS2012 even more so. It's the best out of any option in my opinion, and it's free. Though a close second is WebStorm by JetBrains. (the same people who make Resharper) WebStorm shares most, if not all, of the same functionality for web technologies that Resharper adds to C#. But the down side is it's not free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 palenous Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I moved to the PC (Windows 8) from a Mac recently. I used coda quite often. Is there anything like coda for a PC? What dev tools would you recommend for a PC? I bought sublimetext 2 but not feeling the love there yet. Thanks You may find this useful in your development on Sublime. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EmbraceNext Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thank you very much for all the suggestions. I tried Visual Studio 2012 express for web. It seems to just be for .Net stuff. I like Sublime quite a bit. I guess I got way used to Coda. Thank you very much for the PHP link. http://www.xcjs.com/2012/01/02/adding-a-php-build-system-to-sublime-text-2/ That will work nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LaP Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am sorry I should have been more specific. This would be for HTML, JS, PHP, CSS work flows. Is visual studio a good product for that stuff? Aptana Studio is a nice ide for web (outside of ms world). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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