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# 267  
Old 10-13-2009
MySQL
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
I found a pretty good editor when I am on my XP box called Notepad++

I've been writing some PHP/MySQL code on my XP laptop, and it works pretty good Smilie

I absolutely love Notepad++ and use it exclusively on any WinX machine. As far as the *poll* goes, I use vi!
# 268  
Old 10-31-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zorn
I absolutely love Notepad++ and use it exclusively on any WinX machine. As far as the *poll* goes, I use vi!
Me too. I really like Notepad++ on my XP machine.

I wish I could find something free and excellent like Notepad++ for OSX.
# 269  
Old 11-25-2009
MySQL
I prefer notepad++ which has syntax highlighting and diff two files and many other text formatting options..
pradeep66
# 270  
Old 11-28-2009
I've been using TextWrangler on OSX since before OSX.

Although I use the free version, it's full of nice features
and can be extended using modules. The really cool
think about it is that you can run bash scripts from the
gui without entering the terminal.
# 271  
Old 01-08-2010
I use vim.
# 272  
Old 01-08-2010
vi and vim are definitely my preferred editors on the servers.
But when I'm on my mac I love to use TextMate.
# 273  
Old 02-04-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by tej.buch
hi...people seem to be gung ho about vi...what is so special about it? kindly inform me about its features that make it so special.....i would love to work on vi...at present im working on crimson editor....that is quite similar to editplus
Vi is installed on virtually any unix system. Its extremely fast, scriptable, and very feature rich. It has a plethora of commands which support common editing tasks when coding.

Most of that can be said for emacs as well I guess, but vi users often see emacs as bloated. Anyway, the choice between the two is a matter of taste I guess, and people tend to stick to what they are used to...
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