In my never ending quest to find the best PHP editor, or code editor in general, I have downloaded numerous trials and demos. I was using Zend Studio for a bit, and really liked the feature set, but found it a bit slow due to the fact that it's written in Java.
Now I am testing two other editors, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
- ActiveState Komodo - So far top of my list! Includes the following features:
- Code folding
- Key binding
- Code insight
- Source Control integration (Perforce, CVS, Subversion)
- Code completion
- Project management
- Brace matching
- PHP Debugging
- Syntax checking
- Syntax highlighting
- Auto indent
- Indentation guides
- Tab grouping
- ...much more
- SlickEdit
- Code folding
- Key binding
- Code insight
- Source Control integration (Perforce, CVS, Subversion)
- Code completion
- Project management
- Brace matching
- Syntax checking
- Syntax highlighting
- Auto indent
- Tab grouping
- Excellent visual diff tool
- ...TONS more...
So I am liking Komodo way better now because it has a much cleaner user interface, and is more targetted to PHP and web development than SlickEdit. SlickEdit is heavily C/C++ focused.
SlickEdit does seem to have WAY more features, but it takes a rocket scientist to figure out how to use it all and set it all up. But I do have the feeling that if I took the time to set it up exactly how I wanted, that it could become the "do all" editor I need. It's a daunting task, however.
Komodo, on the other hand, has a very friendly interface and is very simple to configure to your liking. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get Komodo's Subversion integration to work on Windows, but I did manage to get it to work in SlickEdit. Komodo's Perforce integration works very well, however.
I'll keep messing around...who knows, maybe I'll find ANOTHER editor to play with!
