The trial has been successful so far. Here are my installation instructions for Ubuntu (http://p-s.co.nz/wordpress/?p=254). The next test is to see how it performs with a complex project on my main dev machine.
Grant Paton-Simpson wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am installing netbeans on my Ubuntu laptop for a test spin as we > speak. Please keep giving feedback if you have any (for future readers > of this thread etc) but if this trial works I will install it on my dev > box. Thanks for all the input. I'll probably report back later. > > > All the best, Grant > > > Tony Rigden wrote: > >> My comparison is not exactly apples for apples in that I have Zend >> Studio ver 5.5 Standard which is a little dated now. Also the features >> of netbeans probably more match Zend Studio Professional. (Remote >> Debug, FTP etc). If I was starting out now and did not already have >> Zend, it would be a different choice because netbeans is fully >> featured and free whereas the Professional version of Zend is not >> cheap. >> >> However, for me the personal choice to stay with Zend was: >> >> While the user interface for netbeans is very good, I found I could >> use Zend out the box with hardly a glance at the manual >> >> I prefer the way Zend allows me to load files from directories all >> over the place and bring them together into one project whereas >> netbeans requires a more formal process using project groups to do >> that. >> >> Even with the Standard version of Zend Studio's limited code profiling >> tools, the Analyze Code feature is very nice at picking up common >> mistakes (for me anyway) such as miss-spelling variables etc >> >> I struck one annoying "feature" in that if I put 2 breakpoints my file >> or files and run debug, it stops at the first breakpoint as expected. >> But if I press F5 to continue it does not stop at the next breakpoint >> but executes to the end. Maybe it is a bug or maybe it is something I >> don't understand. The documentation did not make it clear. >> >> The only other IDE I tried once was the much lauded PHPEd. I found it >> to be a "gray fog" both to look at and to use. netbeans is miles ahead >> of it and is great value. >> >> >> On Dec 18, 8:17 am, "Sid Bachtiar" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> Care to elaborate? I've used Zend Studio and Zend Neon and I don't >>> miss anything now that I'm using Eclipse PDT. May be I forgot on a >>> nice feature not exist in free Eclipse. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:24 AM, Tony Rigden >>> >>> >>> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Just finished playing with it. (note the hour). It is very nice. The >>>> price is right. But I still think Zend is better for the moment >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> On Dec 17, 4:21 pm, "Sid Bachtiar" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> What I hate about Aptana is that they try to spam you with advertising >>>>> messages on Eclipse. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Cam Spiers <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Aptana + it's PHP addon is worth a look. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's based on Eclispe but offers FTP, code templates, SVN addons >>>>>> (subclipse >>>>>> + others), Database Explorer, Code Completion, Jump to Source, Debugging >>>>>> using xdebug or zend debugger. >>>>>> >>>>>> Netbeans is quite cool too and I find the interface really simple to use. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Grant Paton-Simpson <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for that Sid. Anyone used Eclipse PDT for local debugging (if, >>>>>>> indeed, it has that functionality)? Any other feedback on Netbeans >>>>>>> would be good too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sid Bachtiar wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Netbean is nice, I have used it for developing Java App, very visual >>>>>>>> RAD, but I don't know how good it is for PHP development. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Zend Neon is very nice, but you get most of the features from free >>>>>>>> Eclipse PDT. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For me Eclipse PDT is enough. It has the following features and more: >>>>>>>> - Code completion >>>>>>>> - Subclipse (SVN) >>>>>>>> - Syntax colouring >>>>>>>> - Jump to source >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I haven't used Eclipse PDT for debugging though, but I think you can >>>>>>>> integrate php dbg. I find Symfony debug mode and Firebug more than >>>>>>>> enough. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Grant Paton-Simpson <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I just read a very interesting piece on using Netbeans for PHP >>>>>>>>> editing, >>>>>>>>> debugging etc: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Netbeans sounds promising and quite a bit has improved since earlier >>>>>>>>> versions. Has anyone tried it (recently or at all)? I have used Zend >>>>>>>>> Studio for Windows previously but I am considering the new version >>>>>>>>> (Neon) for Eclipse running on my Ubuntu development machine. Zend is >>>>>>>>> feeling a bit pricey for me though given that most of my development >>>>>>>>> software is open source and free. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I like code completion, and I really need decent local debugging. >>>>>>>>> Plus >>>>>>>>> being able to jump to the source of a function etc. To be honest, >>>>>>>>> there >>>>>>>>> are a lot of features I don't use and don't care about. I don't mind >>>>>>>>> paying a certain amount (I pay for the pydev extension for Eclipse, >>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>> example) but I don't like paying large amounts for functionality I >>>>>>>>> don't >>>>>>>>> care about. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> All the best, Grant >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Blue Horn Ltd - System Developmenthttp://bluehorn.co.nz >>>>> >>>>> >>> -- >>> Blue Horn Ltd - System Developmenthttp://bluehorn.co.nz >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
