Apps editors for Web Development" />9 Apps editors for Web Development
In order to build a website you are going to need some tools of the trade. All web developers use a Web Development application to help them build out the code for their websites. Whether that application be a simple text editor or a complex What you see is what you get(WYSIWYG) app.
So what do I use?
Unfortunately, I can’t tell you [coda] what the best application [coda] is. You are going to have to work that our for yourselves [coda]. I can however point you in the right direction.[coda]
Panic’s Coda
OS: Mac
What can I say about Coda that has not already been said. From within Coda you can use FTP, terminal, preview, a CSS editor, and of course live edit your remote files on the fly. I personally use Coda everyday, and it is my favorite development tool ever
Motto: Text editor + file transfer + svn + CSS + Terminal + Books + More = Whoah.
Price: Free trial, $99 for license.
Adobe’s Dreamweaver
OS:Mac, Windows,Linux
I still remember when Dreamweaver was the ‘it’ application for web development. Those times may have gone but this still is an amazing application. If you are an Adobe suite user the cross application integration is really amazing. For developers just starting out, or who are on a Windows box, this is still the application that they should use.
Dreamweaver also offers numerous helpful tools such as the library of code snippets, ftp management, server debug and an integrated coding development.
Motto: Preview and test web content in half the time
Price: $399 for license.
Kompozer
OS:Mac, Windows,Linux
Kompozer is not the smallest,fastest or robust app. Although it generally is ok at just about everything it does do making it a feasible solution for users who want to create sites without obtaining technical knowledge.If you are looking to do web development for a living, Kompozer is not for you.
Motto: Easy web authoring
Price: Free
Aptana
OS:Mac, Windows,Linux
Aptana is relatively new to this application set but it is gaining favor fast! In fact, if any of these apps is likely to knock off my beloved Coda, I think Aptana has the best chance. Aptana offers coding assistance for JavaScript, HTML, DOM, and CSS. The editor is highly customizable and extensible. You can also use a number of Aptana plugins which offer comfortable tools for developing with Ruby on Rails, PHP, Adobe AIR, and Apple iPhone.
Motto: The leading IDE for Wep App Development
Price:Free and Open Source!
Notepad ++
OS: Windows
This free editor is extremely powerful with tons of useful add-ons, with support for simple things—like syntax highlighting and folding—all the way up to FTP. when I fire up the old “Bill-box” this is what I generally use.
Price:Free and Open Source!
Rapidweaver
OS:Mac
Rapidweaver is an interesting WYSIWYG app. It hides a lot of power under it stylish hood. It also has many powerful features such as modifiable themes, live php rendering, mix and match WYSIWYG and HTML, smart publishing, XHTML and CSS based site output, viewable source code, built-in error checking. All templates are XHTML and CSS based. What is remarkable is that all the code RapidWeaver generates is valid.
Price: Free trial,$80 for license.
Espresso
OS:Mac
From the makers of CSSEdit Espresso is a relative newcomer. With options to rival Coda and Dreamweaver, this app is ready to make a big splash.
Motto: Mac web development, more productive than caffeine
Price:Free trial, £59.95 for license.
Komodo
OS:Mac
If you are looking for a powerful editor, that will run on any platform and that won’t break the bank. Komodo is probably for you. Komodo Edit supports PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl and Tcl, plus JavaScript, CSS, HTML and template languages like RHTML,
Motto: Free and open source multi-language editor that makes writing code easy
Price:Free and Open Source!
TextMate
OS: Mac
This is the Mac version of Notepad ++. It is super lightweight and fast. I have used it on occasion and I have to say it is really good.
Motto: the missing editor
Price: Free trial, $55 for license.
