JavaScript Development Tools

[jPak]

Hey guys,

 

Some background: I do a lot of Java and C/C++ development and do it with the Eclipse IDE. I just got a job doing a bit of backend JavaScript development. Now I'm okay with doing PHP and JavaScript coding and testing using a browser and simple text editor (I use Sublime Text for basic editing) but given that the backend system is much larger than a few files, I suspect this solution may not be viable. I'm hoping someone here may be able to provide a better solution or convince me that the way I'm proceeding is perfectly fine. Bonus points if the solution works on OS X.

 

Also, I may have to look forward to doing .net/C# development. I'm currently working on a Mac, thereby making development difficult. I was wondering if there was a solution for getting this up and running on my machine. I gave Emonic on Eclipse a shot but it was last updated in 2010, didn't install, and probably isn't supported anymore. I could just as easily purchase a Windows laptop for development but that's quite a chunk of change that I'm going to do my best to avoid spending.

 

One last note: booting into Windows on a Macbook Pro is a terrible experience and is one that I can't recommend. Just in case someone may have suggested this solution.

 

Thanks a lot!

[rashdanml]

For .Net/C#, Mono is an option. Works for OS X and Linux.

 

Last I recall, Eclipse has a plugin for PHP. and Javascript. PDT and JSDT are the ones you need. Web Tools (WTP) may also be an option for general web development (includes JS).

[wolfsinner]

For web development I use Eclipse with the Aptana plugin. It has support for a bunch of technology, including JS and PHP.

For .NET, there's really nothing better than Visual Studio. But then again, what are you doing developing .NET/C# code on a Mac? :P

I can't really recommend Mono as I feel it is still pretty unstable (loosely, this is a .NET framework port). As for IDEs, no idea of what there is out there (aside from VS).

[colonel_mortis]

Why are you using javascript for back end stuff? Surely there are much better languages to be using server side...? Anyway, when I test websites, I use a local apache server on my computer then open http://localhost/ . I understand that there is also a package similar to XAMPP that I use which is available on mac, and it's a brilliant solution because it works exactly like your real server, which is quite likely to be running apache anyway.

[arkon]

Try using Parallels for Windows instead?

[jPak]

For .Net/C#, Mono is an option. Works for OS X and Linux.

 

Last I recall, Eclipse has a plugin for PHP. and Javascript. PDT and JSDT are the ones you need. Web Tools (WTP) may also be an option for general web development (includes JS).

 

I saw Mono briefly, I'm going to check that out soon. And I think I installed JSDT while posting this. Hope it's got some awesome tools!

 

For web development I use Eclipse with the Aptana plugin. It has support for a bunch of technology, including JS and PHP.

For .NET, there's really nothing better than Visual Studio. But then again, what are you doing developing .NET/C# code on a Mac? :P

 

I'll have to look into Aptana.

Yeah yeah, C# on a Mac wtf lol. It just happens to be the only portable computer I have right now. The higher ups are trying to get me a laptop to dev on but things aren't going very smoothly. I hope we have better luck tomorrow.

 

 

Why are you using javascript for back end stuff? Surely there are much better languages to be using server side...? Anyway, when I test websites, I use a local apache server on my computer then open http://localhost/ . I understand that there is also a package similar to XAMPP that I use which is available on mac, and it's a brilliant solution because it works exactly like your real server, which is quite likely to be running apache anyway.

 

So I was mistaken about our backend. At the time of the first post, I had almost no information about our system. Now I understand that we're using the NetSuite CMS which is actually in Java but utilizes JavaScript to handle adding more functionality.

 

I use XAMPP for all my small-scale web work but I thought there might be some IDE or application that were better suited for larger-scale applications. This is a moot point now that I know that there's an Eclipse variant for NetSuite.

 

 

Try using Parallels for Windows instead?

 

I'll try this later on but I don't have high hopes. Emulation/VMs on a Macbook make for great campfire starters.

[jPak]

I really appreciate everyone's responses! Thanks for your feedback!