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Jeffrey Bulman
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Posted by Jeffrey Bulman
Jeffrey Bulman
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What do you guys use to code, apart from workspaces.

I am just intrigued as to what everyone else uses to code when they are not using work space's. I have had a copy of Dreamweaver CS5 for a while and only recently started using, finding it a bit non user friendly. Any other coding software which is as user friendly or as intuitive as work spaces, or it is a case of i have started and learnt how to use work spaces now i have to learn a new piece of software in order to achieve the same quick results.

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Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
Ken Alger
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Jeffrey;

Well, you have certainly opened up a great discussion...

I have used several different methods to do web based development. From a variety of what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) HTML editors (including Dreamweaver and dating way back to the original Microsoft FrontPage 97) to straight coding in a variety of text editors. After utilizing both methods off and on for a while now, I find that straight coding is an easier and ultimately cleaner approach. My experience with the WYSIWYG editors is that at times their code is problematic for later editing. Just my experience.

So, after utilizing and trying multiple text editors I have, like several others here, settled on Sublime Text 2. It offers a wide array of features that help in project maintenance and language specific color coding that I find extremely helpful. There are, of course, many other options out there and I would encourage you to find the best solution for your personal programming needs and preferences.

Best of luck, Ken

priscillapwood
priscillapwood
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priscillapwood
priscillapwood
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I use a text editor (TextMate) and my Mac's terminal.

Allie O.
Allie O.
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Allie O.
Allie O.
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I used to use Dreamweaver as well, now I'm using Sublime Text.

myackley35
myackley35
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myackley35
myackley35
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I use Sublime Text mostly for projects and CodePen to "feel things out" for ideas, tutorials, etc. I use terminal quite a bit for regular Sass, Compass, and Grunt.

Kevin Scanlon
Kevin Scanlon
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Kevin Scanlon
Kevin Scanlon
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I'm using Notepad...it's free.

Fabian Langenau
Fabian Langenau
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Fabian Langenau
Fabian Langenau
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I use Sublime Text ... and PHP Storm...

Justin Horner
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Justin Horner
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Justin Horner
Justin Horner
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Hello Jeffery,

Typically I use Atom but I'm currently using a trial of CodeKit.

Eric Vandenberg
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Eric Vandenberg
Eric Vandenberg
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CodeKit is great and Sublime text 3 is my numero uno. They let you use it for free to feel it out. It does take a little bit of setting up. I would suggest downloading package control and installing the view-browser function to get you going. Here's a link to download Sublime http://www.sublimetext.com/3 a link to set it up https://github.com/adampresley/sublime-view-in-browser..

idan ben yair
idan ben yair
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idan ben yair
idan ben yair
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You should download Sublime Text! For me its the best I love it :)

http://www.sublimetext.com/2

Let me know how it works out for you.

Jeffrey Bulman
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Jeffrey Bulman
Jeffrey Bulman
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Well it looks like sublime text wins hands down, just downloaded version 3 going to get sum plug ins for it and give it a try.

Blaine Fallis
Blaine Fallis
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Blaine Fallis
Blaine Fallis
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a passionately bad review of sublime 2 By the way I'm enjoying Textmate 2 quite a bit, although I've mainly used Textwrangler and Dreamweaver in my life so far, and I've mainly been a web designer.

I already owned Textmate so it made sense to get 2.0 (free upgrade from 1.5), and it seems very capable. I haven't used Sublime which this forum seems to like.

Ken Alger
Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

That is indeed a scathing review of Sublime Text 2. I, however, like it. I use it on both Windows and Linux. Has served me well without issue thus far. Lots of features I need and can install/remove them as needed.

One advantage/disadvantage to the internet (and Google) is that one can find bad reviews for anything. If you use Sublime Text and find it a useful tool for the development tool box, continue to use it. If you don't like it as much as the reviewer, then don't use it. It is not the only tool. Find something you like and use it.

I have several text editors and have settled on Sublime Text 2 for myself. Not trying to shove it on anyone else, the original question was what folks use to code when not using Workspace.

Happy Coding! Ken