Topic: Coders Text Editor Recommendation

[stk]

Ok, so I spend a LOT of time writing code (php, sql, html, css & actionscript2), and I wanted to recommend a rad little programmers text editor.

okay, it's not free, but the "demo" lasts forever, it is cheap, and has hands-down the best syntax highlighting out there.

And no, I am in no way affiliated. I just read a thread where someone was using notepad, and I just had to chip in..

Editplus

[bahgheera]

The best editor I have ever seen.

[Ricdude]

XEmacs - http://www.xemacs.org

Unix, Windows, probably others.  If what you want is a programmer's editor, and not a text editor, you want something with this much power.  Vi would also work, but my fingers speak emacs, so it works better for me.  Cool feature I use the most: macro recording, playback, editing. You can customize pretty much everything about the editor.  Program your own extensions if you feel like learning Lisp, and can't get the features you need in available extensions (not all that likely, really).  There's even a Tetris mode for when you need a little break from work...

No matter which editor you choose, spend some time getting to know how to use it.  Then spend more time learning how to abuse it.  If you live in an editor window most of your day (like me), every trick you learn makes you that much more productive.

[stk]

I know i should liek emacs, but I could never get in to it.

but like you said, editors are like music studios - as long as you learn how to use it, it's good.

cheers,
sk

[stk]

The best editor I have ever seen.

Having a look now.. nice and small..  but, damn - the thing I like about EP is it colours the $'s in php variables different tio the actual variable name, which makes things (for me) a lot easier to read. I should probably break that dependency, since I've never found another editor that does it..

Edit - okay, having a look at the other syntax files shows me that it can be done in ConText.. cool.

sk

[ZeHoS]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus
Notepad++

Pretty cool, too. Tab-based interface. For some reason though  still find myself using notepad to code HTML and CSS. I even have two free web editors. (namely Amaya, from W3C, and Nvu)


ZS

[stk]

uurgh, but...     but .. it's so. white. and black.. and.. notepad!

(kidding, props to ya for keepin it real)

sk

[matt]

Notepad++

ha ha, me too! I like the option of installing it on a removable device - I've got it on my little 512mb usb drive, use it at school all the time. And best of all - it's free!

Although, if I had to pick one you pay for. Helios TextPad is pretty good.

[tERMoBLUe]

the ultraedit - puts subjectively a different one of comparable programmes mixes one into the bag ...cu

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