software to use for Javascript and PHP

[watts]

Hi all,

I am currently learning PHP and Javascript for a university project. i am just wondering what applications do you guys use to develop the code. eg for html notepad++.

and how do you test the code? as PHP is server side scripting. is there a local application i can use to test in on the local machine?

[Jeroen1322]

I use NotePad++ and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 for developing for the web. 

 

I have been learning C# and i use Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop for that but there is also a 'Web' version. Called Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web. You can download it here.

 

Hope i helped! 

[Ssoele]

Install WAMP or XAMPP, just past your scripts in there and run localhost.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

I use NotePad++ and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 for developing for the web. 

 

I have been learning C# and i use Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop for that but there is also a 'Web' version. Called Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web. You can download it here.

 

Hope i helped! 

Rofl. Notepad and Dreamweaver are two of the worst things you could possibly use. Why use something that hinders your productivity?

 

Hi all,

I am currently learning PHP and Javascript for a university project. i am just wondering what applications do you guys use to develop the code. eg for html notepad++.

and how do you test the code? as PHP is server side scripting. is there a local application i can use to test in on the local machine?

PHPStorm is great. Its similar to IntelliJ.

[linusforsell]

Sublime Text 2/3 or Atom are incredibly useful for web development.

XAMPP is super simple to get up and running for local PHP developing.

[watts]

Awesome guys, i am downloading Xampp now and ill look at Sublime Text 2/3 an Atom

Thanks! 

[reecelander]

Sublime text 2/3 are beautiful and a joy to use.

[LukeTim]

Brackets is a nice text editor that is designed for this kind of thing... It is made by adobe and it is free.

[Builder]

Emacs with js-mode and PHP-mode.

 

You could use vi if you're concerned about ergo but I don't have as much experience with it.

[Gonik]

I'm using phpDesigner for quite some time now and I'm more than happy with it. Very light weight and affordable. It provides syntax highlighting both for JavaScript and many popular frameworks such as JQuery, Dojo, Prototype among others.

 

Give it a try. I highly recommend it!

[BlueEyesGirl]

now do with java, I use netbeans, eclipse. I have never touched php

[Marxtai]

Brackets is a nice text editor that is designed for this kind of thing... It is made by adobe and it is free.

 

Brackets is amazing for front-end but I find that it lacks a bunch of functionnalities for PHP though. I'd rather use Sublime Text for that, there's a free version that is not time-limited - as far as I could tell after a few hours of usage, the only limitation is a popup asking you to buy it every once in a while when you save.