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Ask the Readers: What’s Your EE Development Platform?

ExpressionEngine & PHP have long been bedfellows, but the language of PHP is multiplatform: so the question to you my dear trusted friends, is this:

What platform do you use to build EE sites on? (Windows, Mac OS X, etc.)

Please use the comments for your answers and then fight to the death over why you think it’s the best platform.

Posted on Aug 18, 2009 by Kenny Meyers

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Textmate and MAMP and Transmit on OS X
Posted by Renaud on 2009-08-31 05:53:51 I develop on Mac OS X using emacs or TextMate (depending on a coin toss, seriously). Other tools I value in my development cycle: Terminal (emacs, ssh, scp, git, svn, etc.), Firebug or Web Inspector (coin toss again), and a giant SIGG bottle full of water.
Posted by Adam Spooner on 2009-08-29 07:13:17 Vista64 / EditPlus3 & Dreamweaver (code view) / Filezilla
Posted by Jeremy Latham on 2009-08-24 14:08:21 Mac OS X 10.5.8, BBedit and Transit
Posted by Hannes F. Famira on 2009-08-22 22:37:13 OSX, Aptana, and Versions for SVN. I have a license for Espresso but have never gotten around to actually using it for a project.
Posted by Matthew Pennell on 2009-08-20 05:36:29 Mac OSX, Coda, MAMP.
Posted by Joe on 2009-08-18 23:38:54 Windows Vista and PSPad Editor, WinSCP or Filezilla.
Posted by Laisvunas on 2009-08-18 20:43:22 I use windows, notepad++, and webdrive
Posted by Sean Smith on 2009-08-18 19:48:20 Mac OSX using Textmate & Transmit. Develop on subdomain or live server. (MT DV)
Posted by Joel Steidl on 2009-08-18 18:42:12 @dan having a lovely week off work, but will post on monday.
Posted by PhilTheWebGuy on 2009-08-18 17:47:10 I've been using TextMate + Transmit for development for about 4 years now. Lately I've put Git in the equation as well. For local testing I run MAMP.
Posted by Erik Reagan on 2009-08-18 16:45:52 Mac OSX - Coda and CSS Edit
Posted by MaplePixel on 2009-08-18 16:23:05 Mac OSX with MAMP and a Windows VM to run UltraEdit (soon on OSX, yay!) and multiple IEs.
Posted by Adam George on 2009-08-18 15:13:59 I'm also on Windows... XP, using e Text Editor, sometimes Homesite, sometimes TopStyle, and CuteFTP Pro. If my PCs ever die on me, I'll make the switch to Mac, but that's a big, expensive move, and the 5+ year old PCs are still healthy.
Posted by Ken on 2009-08-18 14:35:38 Luke, what tools do you use in Linux? Agree on dev'ing in the same OS as the server.
Posted by Ryan Irelan on 2009-08-18 13:04:27 I develop on Linux, just because it's what I'm used to. Running the same OS as the server you're deploying on can be pretty convenient, too.
Posted by Luke McReynolds on 2009-08-18 12:51:52 OSX with textmate, css edit, GIT and transmit when I need FTP. @PhiltheWebGuy your capistrano recipe to backup and restore the databases would make an excellent tip for this site. I for one would love to see how you do this.
Posted by Dan on 2009-08-18 12:50:00 @John It's time.
Posted by Kenny Meyers on 2009-08-18 12:30:03 Yep, I develop on Windows (Vista) using Dreamweaver (code view), an ancient FTP client called AceFTP, and XAMPP (although do must of my EE development on the live server). I've actually got a MacBook Pro, but have been reluctant to make the switch to using it full time due to the time I feel I'd need to spend to get up to speed using it.
Posted by John Faulds on 2009-08-18 12:07:18 OS X, TextMate, CSSEdit, CyberDuck, hosted (except once) on Linux
Posted by Hendrik-Jan Francke on 2009-08-18 11:53:21 OS X, Coda, Captain FTP, sometimes BBEdit & CSSEdit
Posted by luix on 2009-08-18 11:25:51 I'm more surprised to see no Windows users whatsoever. Surely some people develop on Windows?
Posted by Kenny Meyers on 2009-08-18 07:44:11 Wow, surprised to see some BBEdit users. I thought TextMate had converted all of you. ;)
Posted by Ryan Irelan on 2009-08-18 07:41:22 OS X + Coda = <3
Posted by Hambo on 2009-08-18 06:16:14 BBEdit and Transmit on OS X :)
Posted by Tobias Horvath on 2009-08-18 06:12:42 OS X, BBEdit, and Transmit. I've tried using TextMate and Coda, but I've become so used to BBEdit that I can't imagine using anything else.
Posted by Jason Morehead on 2009-08-18 06:08:15 OS X, Textmate, fugu, Subversion and Capistrano. We develop to a subdomain and then use a capistrano recipe to backup and restore the databases and do the subversion checkout to the live site. As several folks mentioned, you need to save templates to file for this to work.
Posted by PhiltheWebGuy on 2009-08-18 05:40:07 OSX, Cyberduck, Textmate (with EE bundle) and MAMP when local. Once hosted it's always a linux server. I have Espresso but somehow Textmate seems still better. need more time to get know Espresson better.
Posted by mindprint on 2009-08-18 05:11:42 OSX, I have no idea what I would do without Coda and MAMP. Every once in a while I will jump on my wife's PC to test IE6-8.
Posted by johnHoysa on 2009-08-18 04:42:15 OS X with Espresso. I usually develop live on the server if I can.
Posted by Jonathan Longnecker on 2009-08-18 04:40:33 I use Mac OSX mainly 'cause it's so pretty. Mmmm... Pretty...
Posted by Low on 2009-08-18 04:28:26 I use Mac OS 10.5 with TextMate and MAMP for all of my development needs. With the volume of dev tools out there for the Mac, I was able to find a great solution for me based on my work habits.
Posted by Patrick Clarke on 2009-08-18 04:27:02 OS X all the way. The combination of TextMate and Panic's Transmit makes development very smooth and fast. If you edit live on the server like me, you can use Textmate's "save on blur" feature combined with Transmit's "upload on save" to make recent updates available by the time you command-tab from Textmate to your browser. It's amazing. Oh yeah, you need to be saving templates as files for this to work.
Posted by Ian Pitts on 2009-08-18 04:25:23 The internet
Posted by Hambo on 2009-08-18 04:23:55

Hambo — 04:23 on 08.18.2009

The internet

Ian Pitts — 04:25 on 08.18.2009

OS X all the way. The combination of TextMate and Panic’s Transmit makes development very smooth and fast.

If you edit live on the server like me, you can use Textmate’s “save on blur” feature combined with Transmit’s “upload on save” to make recent updates available by the time you command-tab from Textmate to your browser. It’s amazing.

Oh yeah, you need to be saving templates as files for this to work.

Patrick Clarke — 04:27 on 08.18.2009

I use Mac OS 10.5 with TextMate and MAMP for all of my development needs. With the volume of dev tools out there for the Mac, I was able to find a great solution for me based on my work habits.

Low — 04:28 on 08.18.2009

I use Mac OSX mainly ‘cause it’s so pretty. Mmmm… Pretty…

Jonathan Longnecker — 04:40 on 08.18.2009

OS X with Espresso. I usually develop live on the server if I can.

johnHoysa — 04:42 on 08.18.2009

OSX, I have no idea what I would do without Coda and MAMP. Every once in a while I will jump on my wife’s PC to test IE6-8.

mindprint — 05:11 on 08.18.2009

OSX, Cyberduck, Textmate (with EE bundle) and MAMP when local. Once hosted it’s always a linux server.

I have Espresso but somehow Textmate seems still better. need more time to get know Espresson better.

PhiltheWebGuy — 05:40 on 08.18.2009

OS X, Textmate, fugu, Subversion and Capistrano. We develop to a subdomain and then use a capistrano recipe to backup and restore the databases and do the subversion checkout to the live site. As several folks mentioned, you need to save templates to file for this to work.

Jason Morehead — 06:08 on 08.18.2009

OS X, BBEdit, and Transmit. I’ve tried using TextMate and Coda, but I’ve become so used to BBEdit that I can’t imagine using anything else.

Tobias Horvath — 06:12 on 08.18.2009

BBEdit and Transmit on OS X

Hambo — 06:16 on 08.18.2009

OS X + Coda = <3

Ryan Irelan — 07:41 on 08.18.2009

Wow, surprised to see some BBEdit users. I thought TextMate had converted all of you.

Kenny Meyers — 07:44 on 08.18.2009

I’m more surprised to see no Windows users whatsoever. Surely some people develop on Windows?

luix — 11:25 on 08.18.2009

OS X, Coda, Captain FTP, sometimes BBEdit & CSSEdit

Hendrik-Jan Francke — 11:53 on 08.18.2009

OS X, TextMate, CSSEdit, CyberDuck, hosted (except once) on Linux

John Faulds — 12:07 on 08.18.2009

Yep, I develop on Windows (Vista) using Dreamweaver (code view), an ancient FTP client called AceFTP, and XAMPP (although do must of my EE development on the live server).

I’ve actually got a MacBook Pro, but have been reluctant to make the switch to using it full time due to the time I feel I’d need to spend to get up to speed using it.

Kenny Meyers — 12:30 on 08.18.2009

@John

It’s time.

Dan — 12:50 on 08.18.2009

OSX with textmate, css edit, GIT and transmit when I need FTP.

@PhiltheWebGuy your capistrano recipe to backup and restore the databases would make an excellent tip for this site. I for one would love to see how you do this.

Luke McReynolds — 12:51 on 08.18.2009

I develop on Linux, just because it’s what I’m used to. Running the same OS as the server you’re deploying on can be pretty convenient, too.

Ryan Irelan — 13:04 on 08.18.2009

Luke, what tools do you use in Linux? Agree on dev’ing in the same OS as the server.

Ken — 14:35 on 08.18.2009

I’m also on Windows… XP, using e Text Editor, sometimes Homesite, sometimes TopStyle, and CuteFTP Pro. If my PCs ever die on me, I’ll make the switch to Mac, but that’s a big, expensive move, and the 5+ year old PCs are still healthy.

Adam George — 15:13 on 08.18.2009

Mac OSX with MAMP and a Windows VM to run UltraEdit (soon on OSX, yay!) and multiple IEs.

MaplePixel — 16:23 on 08.18.2009

Mac OSX - Coda and CSS Edit

Erik Reagan — 16:45 on 08.18.2009

I’ve been using TextMate + Transmit for development for about 4 years now. Lately I’ve put Git in the equation as well. For local testing I run MAMP.

PhilTheWebGuy — 17:47 on 08.18.2009

@dan having a lovely week off work, but will post on monday.

Joel Steidl — 18:42 on 08.18.2009

Mac OSX using Textmate & Transmit.

Develop on subdomain or live server. (MT DV)

Sean Smith — 19:48 on 08.18.2009

I use windows, notepad++, and webdrive

Laisvunas — 20:43 on 08.18.2009

Windows Vista and PSPad Editor, WinSCP or Filezilla.

Joe — 23:38 on 08.18.2009

Mac OSX, Coda, MAMP.

Matthew Pennell — 05:36 on 08.20.2009

OSX, Aptana, and Versions for SVN. I have a license for Espresso but have never gotten around to actually using it for a project.

Hannes F. Famira — 22:37 on 08.22.2009

Mac OS X 10.5.8, BBedit and Transit

Jeremy Latham — 14:08 on 08.24.2009

Vista64 / EditPlus3 & Dreamweaver (code view) / Filezilla

Adam Spooner — 07:13 on 08.29.2009

I develop on Mac OS X using emacs or TextMate (depending on a coin toss, seriously). Other tools I value in my development cycle: Terminal (emacs, ssh, scp, git, svn, etc.), Firebug or Web Inspector (coin toss again), and a giant SIGG bottle full of water.

Renaud — 05:53 on 08.31.2009

Textmate and MAMP and Transmit on OS X

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