Hi,

 

Im currently using Notepad++ , but keep hearing about IDE's , so what is the benefit of me using Netbeans?

 

Matt

Code completion. Integration of SVN and Git. Integrated debugging.

Code completion. Integration of SVN and Git. Integrated debugging.

 

Wanna run that by me in actual English now? lol

SVN and Git are two popular flavours of version control. Version control is great, EVERYONE should use it.

 

Debugging.

So would you say netbeans is a good html/css editor? if so i may as well use that for when i do learn java and so on

Netbeans is awesome. It's my weapon of choice.

Netbeans is awesome. It's my weapon of choice.

 

I might download it and give it a try then , cheers

So would you say netbeans is a good html/css editor? if so i may as well use that for when i do learn java and so on

 

I think you mean javaSCRIPT ? Unless you do really mean Java.

 

In simpler terms of html and css, netbeans is also a winner - the way you can easily navigate through your stylesheet - it's all arranged in classes, id's, and so forth in alphabetical order in the "navigate" view, you also have intellisense that brings up classes in your html etc. etc.

 

Just download it and play around with it, from the basic stuff like I'm talking about to the "proper" stuff that Renaissance is talking about, you'll discover loads of things as you go along.

Hi,

 

Yeah i mean javascript. Im installing it now.

 

Matt

I've recently started implementing version control across all my projects, using Tortoise SVN, and I've also been learning to use GIT.

 

I really think everybody should be using version control. Not doing so, especially for anyone touching backend code, is absolute madness.

WHat does version control do? Does it make it easier to add updates?

When i go to file/new/new project there isnt an option for html , they are all java and php?

Im thinking perhaps this whole web design/web development isnt for me. I just dont seem to have the "common sense" with it at all

Just start a PHP project. You can add HTML files in that.

 

Though really you should use PHP just so you can use includes.

 

For version control, read my link above.

Edited March 11, 201214 yr by Renaissance-Design

I've heard several people discussing this so I've downloaded to give it a go and liking a lot so far

It's best to use to IDE for large projects. My first attempt on a large project consisted of about 100+ scripts was a difficult task without a house keeping tool! Learnt the lesson well since then, I got netbeans to compensate.

I prefer free Codelobster PHP Edition

Hi,

 

Netbeans is definitely a good choice of IDE if you want an easy way to manage your projects as well as code completion and integrated version control.

 

Be mindful though that it can be a bit slow depending on the system you're using and how many projects/files you've got open. I often find when I'm using it I've finished typing the code before the code completion kicks in to make a suggestion.

 

To speed up coding I would suggest taking advantage of it's custom code templates. Netbeans allows you to define a string that will output a snippet/block of code. For example, you could define a code snippet called 'selectInput' (under HTML) that would output:

 

<select name="mySelectInput">
   <option value="1">1</option>
   <option value="2">2</option>
   ...
</select>

 

Any time you need to create a select input, you could just type 'selectInput', tab, and you'd have the block of code appear ready to be edited. Using this for commonly typed code sequences can really save you some time. Just one of many great features of Netbeans.

 

Noir