There has been overwhelming response to say that CFEclipse is the way to go for coding CF over DW. I also understand that CF is more project oriented than DW. In DW, I just point my RDS to the Linux dev server (sole dev on the server) and away I go. In eclipse. the RDS will always start on the server root, then I have to navigate to the webroot folder. But more importantly, I can not create a project for it because eclipse can not windows-navigate to it. Is there an alternative to turning my workstation into a dev server (my software interfaces with open-source linux tools) or using samba on the linux server?
It has been very very helpful, thanks to all of you who participate in the discussion. Jim --- Andrew Thielen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are so many reasons why Eclipse in general with the CFEclipse > extension is an invaluable toolset for CF web development. A lot of > those reasons are contained in the Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) > http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/. If your developing in other > languages > as well (like php, Java and even .NET) you can usually combine all of > those together here in one IDE. When you add CFEclipse to that you > have > a powerhouse that blows away DW and most other glorified Text > editors. > If you're jumping over from Homesite or DW there is a learning curve > but > it's well worth the effort. Most people say they miss the code help > but > it's actually there just executed differently. You can also place the > cursor in a CF TAG and hit the "?" icon and be taken to the correct > livedocs url for that tag. You still have code snippets etc. Once you > get used to it you'll never go back! If you want to learn about > setting > up Eclipse with CFEclipse and a lot of other helpful extensions > Nathan > Strutz has a video presentation and resource links at his blog > dopefly.net that I found very helpful. First watch the video > presentation (75 minutes) > http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/entry.cfm?entry=121 then go download > stuff http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/entry.cfm?entry=118. That blog > has > a lot of other great posts about eclipse to check out too: > http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/?bycategory=5 > > Best of luck > > Andrew Thielen > Senior Applications and Database Developer > Environmental Defense > http://www.environmentaldefense.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Cassata [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:00 AM > To: NYCFUG > Subject: DW vs Eclipse > > Hi, > > Just wondering what people coding CF are using,Dreamweaver, > CFEclipse, > and why. I like DW, have been using it for the last few years. As I > venture into Flex territory, Adobe has seen fit to introduce me to > Eclipse. I am interested in your opinions on IDEs in the CF world. > > Thanks, > > Jim Cassata > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/Flex/message.cfm/messageid:3575 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/Flex/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.37
