A Web Development Warchest
01.06.2009
Here's the programs and frameworks that I use everyday, and couldn't function without. I figured this list might be useful to someone who's just getting started in web development.
Turning your computer into a web server:
- XAMPP ( only noobs develop on the live remote serve....r)
Programs
- Code editor: eclipse (a distro for php)
- MySQL "crutch" (a gui) : Navicat
- Version Control : Subversion via the elcipse plugin
- Image Stuff, Designing, Wireframing: Adobe fireworks
- For barbarians, and as a method of last resort: FTP through FileZilla
- Using Subversion, simply typing the command "svn update" in a shell, via the SSH client putty.exe. This is the only civilized way to update files on a web server.
- JavaScript (or ajax, or whatever): jQuery
- CSS, Layouts, Grids, Typopgraphy: BluePrint
- Everything else: Drupal
Getting stuff onto the server
Frameworks
Note
If you've been living under a rock, you may want to check out firebug too.
Syndicate
http://jqueryui.pbworks.com/Buttons Simple though this feature may be, I can't believe #drupal 7 will eventually have it IN CORE #giveme
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@Dries alcohol is a very important part of any #drupal dev's toolbox. So long as you mind the balmer peak http://xkcd.com/323/
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Comments
dupre is text based system,
dupre is text based system, can LEXST database handle text efficiently ?
of course, we are open, if LEXST can develope a Dupre like system, that's much better.
Truth be told, my level of
Truth be told, my level of understanding is this: I find it easy to ninja chop my way through sql like queries, and tend to use the database best supported, that requires the least amount of effort to setup, or get working with the tools I use. My preference for MySQL comes from this, not from any *real* knowledge on how databases should work (by which I mean, math beyond making my own queries non-ghastly, worthy of posting on dailyWTF).
Most trends make me fall into mysql like water falls into cracks. Being a noob as I am, I don't assume that means MySQL is best. I think there certainly needs to be more debate surrounding database technology. While I'm no expert on the big debates in the field, I think those debates are important enough to be worthy of joe web developer's attention.
what database you would
what database you would suggest? postgreSQL, www.postgresql.org?
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