> I'm considering moving on from Dreamweaver and finally using a better IDE for > CF work. I know of CFBuilder and have downloaded the trial to > eval. I used IntelliJ for some Java projects 2 years ago and it was > outstanding. > > My current take is that price is equal and functionality is *roughly* equal > with each having its own strengths. The one big issue for me is that > CFBuilder already has a (small but growing) community of extensions. I like > the idea of Apptacular, varscoper, etc. all built-in. My concern over > IntelliJ (or more accurately, the CFML plug-in for it) is the lack of a large > enough user base to support the demand for these CF-specific > extensions. > > I'm curious to hear thoughts and get feedback re the choice.
I think IntelliJ is probably a better choice for pure Java development, although I still use Eclipse for that. Otherwise, though, I think Eclipse/CFBuilder is a much better fit for CF development, if only because of Aptana. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:339369 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
