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I have been playing with Dreamweaver and Flash, but would really like something more simple to use, A drag and drop type like Wix.com or something but downloadable so I can do it on my computer, Is there anything freeware out there like this.
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Hey cool, thanks I will give it a try. I probably will end up using dreamweaver eventually, but just want something simple to get me started. I have downloaded some templates and find many are too complicated at this time for me to even edit. I have a lynda.com account and found some tutorials there I want to try. But I definitely want to try this
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My favorites are Dreamweaver, Notepad++ and Brackets (Mac). Any code editor will get the job done though, but a few bells and whistles may help you code faster.
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I use Dreamweaver, primarily. I have Notepad++ installed on my computer, but I find the interface a little too austere for my tastes. Of course, I'm kinda spoiled from using Visual Studio for non-Web coding, so my experience should be taken with a few grains of salt. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to have to patch 10 things up , all while I'm trying to tweak the one thing I actually care about.
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I've been going through stages, but lately have become optimally lazy with using the Filemanager tool to edit code. In combo with Notepad++. I've become a total cPanel Filemanager nut these days. Maybe a phase I'm going through.
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I've been using Komodo Edit, but I've heard good things about Sublime Text, and I'm trying of giving it a try.
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I am using Dreamweaver since 10 years and I am absolutely happy withbit. Though today with all the online editors and CMS like wordpress, a web editor is getting less important.
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Coffee Cup and Notepad for average to small sized websites seems to do the job
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I mostly just use Notepad. Will be checking out Notepad++ as many members here have high regard for it.
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Notepad++ is definitely recommended. I like how when one copies and pastes CMS or code to Notepad++ it immediately recognizes it as code and formats it automatically.
For small edits File Manager can be handy too. cPanel has really improved File Manager in its last version. Even easy to upload zipped scripts directly to File manager and unzip them in File manager.
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Notepad++ if I'm on Windows. Nothing compares to geany on linux (for me). There's a geany for windows as well... definitely worth a shot. Love the way geany highlights code for different languages. There isn't an easier way to navigate and maneuver around code.
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If you're going for free, I haven't found anything better than NetBeans PHP edition, or whatever it's called - don't try to download the full monte and add the php plugin, it's much easier to just get the one that's customized for PHP already.
if you're willing to drop a hundred or two, PHPStorm is the superfire.
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I have probably already had recommended phpDesigner. It is indeed, a great IDE; I do still suggest you check it out.
There is, however, my new favourite: HippoEdit. it is an app very similar to phpDesigner but has several differences, the interface is more customizable and overall, the app works better. And it is cheaper! It has all the goodies like code recognition (with automatic downloading of color schemes for new types for files; recently the app asked me whether I want it to download scheme for .conf files, I was surprised!). FTP explorer with editing files "directly" from FTP. And there are dozens of simple addons that enchance your workflow as you want it to be.
Both apps are commercial but they are indeed worth it!
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I don't know if I have posted in this thread about Brackets from Adobe, but I will say something about it.
Bracket is a free modern code editor with hell-a-lot plugins that can be installed into it to enhance the productivity for coding. This means that the user can choose betwen plugins and libraries ready to download and install. The Brackets also offers an Extract(Preview) plugin, which allows you to code straight from the .psd file opened within Brackets. It also supports pre-processors such as less and sass.
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I use cuteftp and its built in editor. Notepad++ sucks to edit anything in. I code everything from scratch and started doing it well before there were any other apps available. Reading some of there post, I have seen some that I might try out.
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Yeah, you should definately try this program. It helps a lot to write the code.
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Notepad ++ and Firefox are easiest for me. But then I'm not a heavy duty coder. I mostly copy code from existing templates and edit the code for what I want.
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Dreamweaver !! Since I have first used it I have fallen love with it! lol Never have used any other program since then. Now I use Dreamweaver CS6. That will be the last one I would buy because I hate this new Could software thing. I prefer to have it in my computer.
Software and cathedrals are much the same – first we build them, then we pray
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