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Linux IDE For Web Developers?

Posted by Cliff on from the itches-that-need-scratching dept.

bethorphil asks: "I'm a web developer at a company that concentrates on Coldfusion and Javascript for our applications. I've managed to subvert my workstation to the point where I'm using Linux 80% of the time, yet I'm still stuck with windows for certain aspects of development which are too time consuming without a nice IDE. I need FTP and RDS support integrated into the editor, and it would be nice if javascript debugging were available too. I haven't had much luck running ColdFusion Studio or Dreamweaver through WINE, and VMWare is too expensive. Several of my coworkers have expressed an interest in this too, so I'm pretty sure that a week after I find the right setup, the whole development team will blow away their windows partitions and join the rebel forces... :-) Does anyone have any suggestions?"

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  1. Win4Lin by lal · · Score: 3

    I'm a web developer (php, perl, mysql) also, and I use a Linux box running a Windows emulator. I've used VMWare and Win4Lin as the emulator. Here's the breakdown:

    Win4Lin Pluses: Cheaper and Faster than VMWare.
    Win4Lin Minuses: Must patch the kernel (or install patched kernel from RPM)

    VMWare Pluses: Can run OSes other than Win9X in VMWare Pro (e.g., Linux on Linux to test installations). No kernel change required.
    VMWare Minuses: Slower than Win4Lin and more expensive.

    I use Win4Lin now, mainly to check pages in IE. My IDE of choice is Emacs.