To answer the response below...
I've been doing stuff with computers since 1980. Back in the good old CPM
days when even a simple text editor by today's standards was considered
elegant.
In the late 80's some pretty cool programming editors came along that would
allow huge files to be edited and integrated well with compilers.
When winders (I'm from the south) came along, it seemed like a lot more
trouble than it was worth. Then NT 3.1 hit, and after some reading, I began
to see some reasons for a multithreaded operating system.
Then in the 90's lots of good IDE's (Integrated Development Environment)
were created by the makers of different programming languages. Microsoft's
Visual Studio which includes IDE's for C++, VB, ASP, and Java is just one
example. ColdFusion Studio 4.5 is the one I work in most of the time today.
It seems that there are two issues here with the "what should I use to
create my ColdFusion applications" question.
1 - Time. Is it faster to code with a simpler text editor (your choice,
there are many good ones) or take the time to become proficient with
ColdFusion Studio and take advantage of it's many labor saving tools.
2 - Reliable programming environment. The simpler text editor is usually
rock solid. All IDE's that I have used have bugs. They will cause your
computer to crash, or at best just the IDE will crash and will have to be
restarted again.
Personally, I prefer to take the time to learn the new IDE and take
advantage of the tools built into it. Many prefer the opposite approach.
That is, use the known rock solid editor and work without the benefit of
tools.
One final thought, thanks to someone who wrote earlier about Dreamweaver
producing only html code. I'll have to try it. After some frustrating
experience with MS FrontPage, Dreamweaver may be worth a test drive.
OK, this is the final thought. I listen to music when there is lots of work
to do, but it's not very creative. When I'm creating new stuff, give me a
quite room.
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig M. Rosenblum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Text Editors vs Site Editors Version 2
Here's the deal, i'm so used to the keyboard mentality, that i just want to
quick in and out...
I do use other tools, to help with the database stuff like SQL Navigator 3,
Benthic's Golden32....
I just like the olde KISS standard of not using tools that do or have more
than I really need.
When I first got started in CF, Studio just took up more memory and time to
learn, than just using a test editor to plug away and type and peck and hack
at the coding...
Now I'm not trying to say my approach is superior or meant for
everyone...But I have noticed a Conformist Attitude towards everyone wanting
to be a like....
I really dont't care to do things the way everyone else does...
I like collecting little tools to do exactly and no more than what I need
them to do...I dislike the feeling that studio is to the coding, what
frontpage is to the web, a kludge application to help people do the code for
them...
I know that isn't true, but it feels like it...After having worked in Tech
Support, and so many people who use Front Page demanded results without
wanting to learn about how to get that results....
This may be totally inaccurate as to why people use it...
CF Studio just feels like too much of a tool...I like simpler tools...
This isn't a competition, but I was majorly curious as to if I was alone or
not...in being a TextPad/ Text Editor user...
It looks like I am to some extant...and that's okay...
Are there any other tools people use other than studio for coding? like SQL
Helpers and so on?
Another trend I've noticed is that people who code like to listen to winamp
or other music over the internet while working....
What do you do?
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