By now we all know the frustration of programming with Ajax. Ajax uses quite a bit a JavaScript to process the applications. Up until this point I had not found a good web authoring tool for JavaScript or Ajax. Notepad ++ is okay but it does not point out the errors. Dreamweaver is good but again it does not pinpoint your errors, leading to countless hours of frustration which may lead you to throw your computer out of the window. I think I have found a somewhat valuable solution to our problem.
I want to tell you about a product called Aptana Studio. Yes it works a lot like Notepad ++ but it has one feature that even Dreamweaver can’t touch…..it points out JavaScript errors and guides you in the right direction. I like using Aptana Studio in concert with Dreamweaver and it makes writing JavaScript effortless. Most of the time I will use Dreamweaver to compile everything but the Java code…that is where Aptana Studio shines.
Another great thing about Aptana Studio is the fact that it is completely FREE!! I could not believe it myself but it is true. Who would have know that a product that is such is great help to IS 449 would be free? Give Aptana Studio a try.
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Jeremy! How did you find this. I am going to download this and see if it helps me. Hopefully it will give me a few hours of my life back. So you say that it compiles the javascript code and leads you to errors, that sound great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Jeremy. I too had tons of problems trying to find the errors in the code. Does the product you mentioned include a debugger that you can trace through the code?
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