I am currently checking out a few IDEs as I am no longer that satisfied with Komodo.
So what is it that I am not satisfied with:
- If I answer yes to open up files that was open when I closed the project, I have to resize the window to be able to see the files…
- CodeComplete is slow
- Remarks-template is not up to par against NetBeans or Eclipse/Aptana
- It misses a task pane where you can see all your @todos
- Sometimes Komodo has trouble adding files to the SVN repo. (while Netbeans/Eclipse/Aptana had no problems)
What is it that I like about Komodo IDE (which I have bought by the way):
- File windows are native Linux / Windows (if you open it up in windows)
- The code editor is kinda fast.
- Search function for files is better than in NetBeans and Eclipse/Aptana
So am I moving to another version? I am not sure. There are things that I like about Aptana:
- You can preview the code in another pane, neat.
- This also means that you can (I hope) drag’n drop design HTML-pages (and clean them afterwards of course. “All” editors creates shitty HTML)
- It has a task-pane
- CodeComplete was fast
- It has remark tempaltes. By this I mean when you type /** you get some free code that Aptana adds for you. Nice – time saved…
What is it that I don’t like
- Aptana / Eclipse does not feel like a native Linux application. It is written in Java and does not use native windows (like file windows) under Linux (Ubuntu)
- SVN was a pain to figgure out (I have only played with this application for 60 minutes or so, but SVN was not that straight forward)
What about NetBeans? Well, there are things that I like and don’t like here as well. It has most of the features that Aptana has (and so Eclipse too, since Aptana is build on Eclipse). SVN was far better under NetBeans than Aptana.
What I don’t like is the way the task-indexer (or what I shall call it) works. It just adds to much. (even from binary files….) and it slows the application down. It also does not have/use native windows under Linux, so the open/save window feels a bit awkward.
Both Aptana and NetBeans has potensial. Komodo IDE does need some serious work now in order to keep up with the free options that I am now considering moving to.
