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Posted by Michael Fesser on 09/24/07 20:46
..oO(Sanders Kaufman)
>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>news:kghdf3dfosuv0f9ph4o4cj3rpqsuskgdof@4ax.com...
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>> Eclipse/PDT for $0. Works on *nix, Windows and Mac.
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>I tried out Eclipse, but it was very difficult to figure out.
Sure, it can take some time to get used to it. But that's an issue you
have to deal with in every complex application. If you've never worked
with an image editor like Paint Shop Pro for example, you would have the
same problems and would have to work your way through to get familiar
with it, which is not that easy because of its complexity.
>I'm no IDE newbie - but that thing was just *weird*.
Different maybe, but not weird.
>It's designed for Java - and has to be modified to do PHP well.
All you need is the PDT plugin, which integrates very well. Even for
Java development you need a lot of additional plugins. A naked Eclipse
installation can't do much out-of-the-box. Eclipse itself is just the
framework without much practical function. It's the plugins that make it
a usable and freely customizable IDE.
>To that end, the current version of Zend is designed for PHP
So is the PDT feature, which is also developed by Zend.
>, and also has
>built-in support for Java.
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>If you're a Java programmer who needs PHP, too - Eclipse is probably best.
>But if you're looking for a PHP/HTML editor (the subject question) - Zend is
>much easier.
Depends.
For HTML/XML/CSS/JS/AJAX... stuff there's also another very nice project
called Aptana. It's available as a standalone application or as a set of
Eclipse plugins, which is a very convenient way to have it all under the
same hood.
>... for a price.
If I can have the same or even more for free, why waste money?
Micha
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