Aptana Web IDE
August 28th, 2006
Recently, a co-worker of mine introduced me to the new Eclipse-based “Web IDE” Aptana. While it’s definitely still in beta (I’ve noticed many interface quirks), this open source project is quite possibly the best JavaScript IDE that I have used yet. Take a look at these cool features:
Code completion for JavaScript (Uses/parses phpDocumentor-style comments), HTML and CSS. It even includes DOM compatibility notes and cross-browser quirkiness checking.
Outliner that gives a snapshot view of your JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code structure
Error and warning notification for your code
Built-in simple HTTP server enables easy on-the-fly code checking
Built-in support for popular AJAX libraries, such as Prototype and Scriptaculous, speeds up environment set up
In all, the feature set is very impressive. The fact that it’s Eclipse based, and is available as a plugin as well as a stand-alone app, makes it even more attractive (I say this as I’m looking at my windows start menu — filled with 7 different editors for various technologies). As I said, it does have some random strange behavior like unexpected keyboard executions and some weirdness with autocompletion, but it is still in beta. I look forward to seeing a major release of this.
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1. BeauScott.com » Apt&hellip | August 28th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
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2. AJAX Programmer in Training | August 27th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Aptana looks great! Love Eclipse and can’t wait for the add-ons to mature more. Many of them have too many quirks and lack ‘polishness’. However, most of them are free, so who can complain! Looking forward to see Aptana in a major release.
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