That's an opinion that you state as fact. I use an IDE for PHP for function referencing is very PHP. The open declaration feature is very helpful in eclipse. Also, subeclipse is great too. Thank you, Micah Gersten onShore Networks Internal Developer http://www.onshore.com Dotan Cohen wrote: > Non-compiled languages need only a text editor. Text editors have > features such as code completion, library reference, code > highlighting, code folding, multiple document interface, etc. > > Compiled languages need a compiler. Cooperation between the compiler > and the text editor is done in an IDE. That's what the I in > _Integrated_ Development Environment means. If you don't need to > integrate with anything (specifically, a compiler) then you don't need > an integrated development environment. > > >> This question comes up so often it's painful, but I don't think I've ever >> actually answered it. I use TextMate most of the time, Coda for remote >> projects and occasionally Zend Studio when I need to step through code. I've >> also gone through phases of using vi, vim, pico, nano, emacs, epsilon, kate, >> notepad(!), notepad2, aptana, eclipse, and many more I can't remember. It's >> text, use what works for you. >> >> > > I've also rarely answered this question, and I don't know why I spoke up today. > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php