Thanks Jacob!
I am sure I could have come up with the features, but sometimes you
cant see the wood for trees, and also since I dont use HomeSite, I
cant remember what it can and cannot do!
I might have to blog these if you dont mind?
MD
On 2 Jun 2006, at 21:21, Munson, Jacob wrote:
>> Actually, and I'm not being a smartass when I say this, I'd very much
>> like for you to tell me some of the features CFE has over HS that are
>> worthwhile.
>
> I haven't used HS for quite a while, so correct me if any of these are
> there as well. But Here are a few things I like about CFE, besides
> what
> I've already mentioned.
>
> 1. SQL code highlighting
> 2. Todo list--Just add <---! Todo:{your todo title} ---> anywhere in
> your code and you get a new todo item in the todo view. If you click
> this item later from the todo panel it will open up the correct
> file and
> drop you down to the correct spot on the page.
> 3. Version control--Eclipse has basic version control built-in.
> Do you
> need to go back after a few hours of coding? No problem, just find
> the
> correct version from the history and restore it
> 4. Working sets--group similar files into a set for later use, which
> makes it easier to interface with them later (all other files are
> hidden)
> 5. Scratch pad--if you need to quickly test some code, hit F11 (or
> whatever you map it to) which loads a cfm file, then view the
> results in
> the internal browser
> 6. Snippets--You can have complex code snippets at your fingertips,
> just hit a shortcut and it will drop the code in. It will even ask
> you
> for parameters (Ex. a query name)
> 7. There is a plugin that lets you view the CF logs right from the
> CFE
> IDE
> 8. There is an Outline and a Methods view that gives you quick easy
> access to your document structure, where you can click and jump to the
> right section
> 9. It's open source--community driven, rapid support and quick
> releases, and it costs $0
> 10. Adobe now supports CFEclipse as the standard CFML editor for
> coders
> (not designers). In fact, did you know that Sean Cornfield is the
> project manager for CFE?
>
> Again, if you know that HS does any of the above, feel free to correct
> me. I know it does snippets, but I'm not sure if they are as powerful
> as CFE.
>
> Also, someone mentioned that HS has inline documentation, and Adobe is
> putting this into CFE soon (Actually I think it's going to come from
> Flex, but it's supposed to cover CF).
>
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