What text editor do you guys use for web development?

[heynow85]

For PHP sites, I've always been fine using Dreamweaver CS5's text editor. It has great syntax color coding as well as code hinting. My only issue is that the program (along with many other Adobe CS apps) feels bloated.

For dotNET sites, I use Visual Studio of course.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I use notepad++ for pretty much all coding. It has good syntax highlighting support for various languages, is lightweight, has tabs, etc.

 

[Markbnj]

Visual Studio's editor or Notepad++.

 

[sourceninja]

Textmate

 

[Ken g6]

GViM

 

[Pia]

Vim (gvim).
Antithesis of bloated feeling.

 

[Woosta]

VIM, and I would never go back to "normal" text editors.

 

[Arcadio]

Visual Studio.

 

[hellfreeze]

Gedit.

 

[Fallen Kell]

vi (vim/gvim)

There is a lot to be said for it. Makes a lot of complex pattern matching/replacement very easy, as well as repeating the same types of edits multiple times.

 

[insect9]

vi

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Notepad++ or Visual Studio.

 

[bhanson]

Vim is by far the best text manipulation software available. There is nothing equivalent that can match its speed and precision.

Whether the superior text manipulation is worth giving up some additional features of an IDE is a matter of personal preference.

Another factor might be the type of programming that is being done. A low-level drone whipping up ABC-style internal corporate projects may benefit from the enhanced manipulation. Perhaps a software engineer working through more theoretical problems will spend a greater proportion thinking, therefore reducing the need for high speed text manipulation.

I use Vim, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and Notepad++.

 

[velvetpants]

There is only one true editor.

 

[Markbnj]

Hahaha. That guy is wtf stoned.

 

[EvilManagedCare]

That picture is just disturbing.

Back on topic: I'm a late bloomer apparently and had never used notepad++ until recently (after reading this thread actually) I've used it for HTML & Perl and it is a godsend. Thanks for the heads up.

For .NET though I use Visual Studio.

 

[Ka0t1x]

osx:
TextMate
Espresso (2.0.. 1.x versions are horrible)
Coda is also nice

Win:
Eclipse (probably)

 

[sourceninja]

I find coda gets in the way more than it helps. My company bought me a license and I'd much rather use textmate + cyberduck.

 

[Wyndru]

notepad++, it doesn't require me to relearn vi keystrokes, I'm lazy

I also like how it comments segments (or lines) of code for you too.

 

[clamum]

PSPad for PHP/HTML work. Visual Studio for .NET. Eclipse for Java/Android.