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CDProp
CDProp
Heya, I'm used to programming in C++, and I really miss Visual Studio. I don't need a full IDE, but it'd be nice to at least have an editor with code highlighting, that maybe did some other small things (like pay attention to indenting). A lot of times, my web code can start to look like a crazy wall of text after a while. I use Windows XP by the way.
Sander
Sander
Back when I was still on Windows I used HTML-Kit. It's a good editor. I recommend it.

These days I use Gvim. These is a Windows port of Gvim available if you want. Gvim is extremely powerful but has a very, very steep learning curve. Don't even expect to know how to type without reading a tutorial.
demonkoryu
demonkoryu
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Original post by Sander
These is a Windows port of Gvim available if you want. Gvim is extremely powerful but has a very, very steep learning curve. Don't even expect to know how to type without reading a tutorial.

And don't let your cat get near your keyboard, or it may format your HD, launch a nuke or program skynet by accident. xD

Seriously, +1 GVim if you're in for some serious editing power. The windows version is a 1st class citizen in the Vim world and can't even be called a "port" these days.

phresnel
phresnel
Nothing against GVim from my side, though I personally prefer scintilla based editors, like Notepad++ (Windows) or Scite (Unix).

As for an IDE, QT-Creator 1.1 now has support for &#106avascript (and a fake Vim mode, haven't tried yet). Though I don't know about support for html/perl; I think this is just to support their ECMA Script integration.
benryves
benryves
Programmer's Notepad is a good general-purpose text editor (and supports Perl, CSS, JavaScript &c). It's based on Scintilla, like Notepad++, but has a much neater UI.
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Trapper Zoid
Trapper Zoid
I use the free Komodo Edit for web stuff. It's designed for web langauges specifically. Komodo IDE is better, but I haven't done enough web work yet to warrant getting the paid version yet, although I'm considering it if I get more hardcore into Python.
TacoGrande
TacoGrande
notepad++, free, syntax any language, have multiple windows open for editing two pages or three at once, very handy. Worth a look.
Oluseyi
Oluseyi
I've heard good things about Aptana.

If you were on OS X, I'd also recommend looking into Coda.
Sander
Sander
Whatever editor you use, make sure it has built-in ftp and sftp support. Gvim and HTML-Kit do. There's a plugin for notepad++ that adds this as well. I don't know about the rest.
CDProp
CDProp
Oh man, I'm sorry. I totally forgot that I made this thread.

I use OS X at work, and I agree that Coda is pretty awesome. I wish it was available for Windows.

Thanks for all of the suggestions, guys. I wonder if this info would be worth adding to the sticky?
CDProp
CDProp
By the way, as beautiful as Coda is, I sure do miss Visual Studio (I was a C++ programmer at my previous job). I mean, it's nice to be able to tab over to an SSH terminal and grep -r for what I'm looking for, but it can't hold a candle to Right Click + Go To Declaration.

:D
Wan
Wan
I like the general purpose Notepad++.
I wouldn't called it an IDE, but for a free text editor it's pretty good.
agm_ultimatex
agm_ultimatex
Notepad++ is pretty good free editor. I use E-TextEditor, which is to be textmate on windows ($40 or so for a license, 30 day trial). In terms of a full IDE, Aptana is pretty good, based on eclipse.
BeanDog
BeanDog
Not to discourage you, but if the Perl IDE scene is anything like the PHP IDE scene, you're not going to find anything like Visual Studio. I write a ton of PHP and &#106avascript, and ended up rolling my own IDE from scratch to get some of the mentioned features (right-click Go To Definition, graphical debugger, multi-language context highlighting, autocomplete, function parameter hinting, auto-implement interface, some refactoring, etc.) It's not anything near sale-ready, but it meets my needs better than anything I found out there.
CDProp
CDProp
Yeah, I'm beginning to learn to do without. Coda is great for what it is, and really anything that is at least somewhat code-aware (tabs/whitespace, maybe some code highlighting) goes a long way in comparison to Notepad (which is painful to code with).
silent_hill_webdev
silent_hill_webdev
I give my vote to Notepad++. It's simple, lightweight and has a lot of supported programming languages.
Gnatinator
Gnatinator
Another vote for Notepad++. I use it almost exclusively for (X)HTML, CSS, PHP and &#106avascript development.<br><br>I think Notepad++ has spoiled me with its raw speed.
Mutant321
Mutant321
I use Eclipse + EPIC plugin (for Perl). Has some reasonably nice IDE features, altho nothing like you'd get for a static language.

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