Hey everyone. I really LOVE Coda, but it's not for Windows. I would like to find an equivalent to this.
I know loads of people will recommend Notepad ++ and Filezilla combo, but the thing I love about Coda is the ability to edit files while they are on the server, without downloading them, or editing them while they're in a temp directory.
@Habbakuk I can see why someone would want it - I used to make use of E-TextEditor and it's FTP capabilities. Basically you sacrifice security (the backups / version control) for speed and ease of use.
@Habbakuk I would use this for small (hobby) projects where it would only be a few hours work, but also for specific server coding like connecting to MySQL databases with different credentials to my localhost WAMP
Thanks for the advice :) I actually don't like Dreamweaver very much - it feels to clunky and heavy for hobby stuff.
I'm really shocked people still use Dreamweaver. I used it for less than a day and never went back to it. Sublime Text is the best program I've found so far. @JamyGolden found an FTP plugin for it so it is a possible feature.
Just so you know, Notepad++ does have an FTP plugin that lets you open files that are on a server edit, and then save, sending the edited version of the file back up to the server.
I love Dreamweaver CS6 because it combines so many things that otherwise I would have to use distinct separate software + plugins for. Sure it's heavy handed somes time and it's live view is clunky (which is why I don't use it) preferring to just view in browser.
However, I have hopes for Adobe Brackets which looks like it could be Coda-like
i still couldnt imagine using it as my primary code editor considering how unbelievably awesome sublime text 2 is, and the fact that changing dreamweavers code coloring is one of the most tedious things evAR!
I haven't used Dreamweaver in years, but It's probably because Adobe is amazing. All the programs Adobe took from Macromedia have gotten wayyy better in the long run. xP
I have just signed so I don't have even a picture, guys what do you think about HTMLPad? I think it is a quite good text editor, I'm using it to create my code.
Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned - Komodo Edit 7 is free and very good. Has FTP support and supports SASS and LESS syntaxes. Team it up with Scout for compiling SCSS and you've got a nice, free development environment.
I know loads of people will recommend Notepad ++ and Filezilla combo, but the thing I love about Coda is the ability to edit files while they are on the server, without downloading them, or editing them while they're in a temp directory.
Please help!!
@kemie I've never heard of Stylizer before.. looks pretty promising :) Will check it out, thank you!
I would use this for small (hobby) projects where it would only be a few hours work, but also for specific server coding like connecting to MySQL databases with different credentials to my localhost WAMP
Thanks for the advice :)
I actually don't like Dreamweaver very much - it feels to clunky and heavy for hobby stuff.
Else Sublime Text 2. I love both of them.
However, I have hopes for Adobe Brackets which looks like it could be Coda-like
for everything else there's sublime text 2.
I also use Aptana for remote editing when needed
i still couldnt imagine using it as my primary code editor considering how unbelievably awesome sublime text 2 is, and the fact that changing dreamweavers code coloring is one of the most tedious things evAR!
I have just signed so I don't have even a picture, guys what do you think about HTMLPad? I think it is a quite good text editor, I'm using it to create my code.
I would be an advocate of switching to Sublime Text 2 on both Windows and Mac. I used to love Coda, but now I use Sublime.
+1 on Sublime Text 2
Oh...let's not start all this again.. :)
Agreed lol
Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned - Komodo Edit 7 is free and very good. Has FTP support and supports SASS and LESS syntaxes. Team it up with Scout for compiling SCSS and you've got a nice, free development environment.
http://css-plus.com/2012/02/my-journey-to-the-perfect-text-editor/
Seriously, please let's stop.
We all have our favourites.
Let's leave it there.
@Paulie_D will just remove this whole thread soon. Lol.
I'm inclined to close it but another one would just pop up.
;-)
BTW Sublime Text 2 FTW.