Qbn Web Devs
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- Hombre_Lobo
Hi guys,
The other sass thread got me thinking about what other qbners might be using in web development.
I know some users qbners use interesting stuff like HAML, or some users like coffeescript.
So what software (like sublime, coda , textmate etc), languages, preprocessors, precompilers and general process do you lot use?
Some of us might just do straight HTML, CSS, php (like myself) etc but I'm still intrigued.
I know the type and scale of projects people do may inform the software, languages and process employed so maybe adding a little info might be helpful.
Thanks!
- seeessess0
I'm in the same boat as you, Hombre. Got a lot of catching up to do thanks to my two kids taking up all my spare time!
- the past 5 years were like 20 in Devs time,
GeorgesIV - yeh sessess! im just doing standard stuff, im sure there are some tricks to speed things up! :PHombre_Lobo
- the past 5 years were like 20 in Devs time,
- ArmandoEstrada0
Web stuff pays most of my bills, but I also work on TV Commercial sets about once a month or photo shoots etc. I have desk space at a small boutique firm that does mostly print and I do the web stuff of their clients.
For my daily web stuff I fell in love with Sublime text, HTML and CSS. No Pre-processors yet, im still trying to see if there is a substantial benefit for me by using SASS or similar.
For CMS ive been using Wordpress mostly. All the sites are designed and coded from scratch mostly (using plug ins for additional functionality). I did a site with Koken CMS last month (koken.me), worked out good.
I would like to get a good handle on jQuery since I used to do alot of Action Script but AS3 threw me off a bit. Glad it died out.
Im trying to make most of my sites responsive. I was doing my media queries manually but im trying to utilize Zurb foundation into my current projects.
I am also working on trying to get a commercial directing career going and leave the web stuff behind but I will still code and keep up as much as possible I, enjoy it. Sorry that this turned into a 'about me' post but I thought I would add some context.
- Ha don't be sorry at all. Interesting stuff dude. Why would you choose foundation over your own responsive build?Hombre_Lobo
- never heard of koken,
thanks for the heads upGeorgesIV - Koken is still beta, but good. It's the successor to Slide Show Pro Director.evilpeacock
- Foundation is well constructed and supportedd_rek
- chrisRG0
- Coda 2, Sublime 2.
- LESS
- Codekit (minify and append all js, jsLint for error check and process less)
- ernexbcn0
Sublime Text (beta 3)
LESSAll these get minified and merged on deploy (Rails asset pipeline).
- Hombre_Lobo0
Awesome stuff so far thanks guys, appreciate it.
- sublocked0
I realy dig Sublime Text 2.
Any regular/static kinda sites I build these days are with...
* Jekyll - http://jekyllrb.com/
* SASS
* Capistrano - https://github.com/lest/capistra…
* Ruby / Rake (of course....)
* Gumby 2 - http://gumbyframework.com/These sites were done using that combo
http://subimage.com
http://subimage.com/blog
http://cashboardapp.com
- instrmntl0
sublime 2, fdt
- dee-dubs0
looks like sublime is fairy popular, I've been using bbedit for ages, anyone use both? how do they stack up against each other?
- Yeh sublimetext is hugely popular. So fast and so many packages (plug ins), it's seems to be able to do everything!Hombre_Lobo
- Think Im going to have to drag myself out the dark ages and give it a go!dee-dubs
- sublocked0
BBedit is ooooldschool. I think I dropped that before WinXP? I was using TextMate before, but Sublime Edit is faster, more configurable, and just overall nicer.
Love the plugin system, the sidebar, etc.
Follow the "package system" install tutorial here, and you can pretty easily install packages for any languages you work with.
http://linuxrails.blogspot.com/2…
That one happens to be ruby/rails centric, but I'm sure it's got great plugins for PHP or whatever also.
- Hombre_Lobo0
The only thing I really use is sublimetext, with my favourite package being http://emmet.io/ (it's awesome).
I'm also occasionally build sites inside chrome itself, using the inspector then copy and paste my working to local files. Seems much more naturally to make changes and see them instantly.
And FileZilla for FTP. But I recently moved to mac so I'm gonna look into this - http://www.binarynights.com/ (forklift FTP)
- hereswhatidid0
For those of us on or who don't like CodeKit, Mixture is a new app that does all the preprocessing and live reloads similar to CodeKit but works on Windows, Mac and Linux:
The live reload it has is awesome as well.
- ESKEMA0
I'm a designer and dwelved into coding by myself.
I'm a designer that code, not a developer, so this is what I use in regards of my situation.
I do HTML/CSS, and I copy+paste+hack PHP and JS.I use Espresso (best CSS editor out there period) for code editing
http://macrabbit.com/espresso/I write in Zen Coding for structuring the layouts
https://code.google.com/p/zen-co…My CMS of choice is Concrete5 (not the fastest, but from a designer point of view and not a developer, it's awesome)
http://www.concrete5.org/
- ernexbcn0
You guys shouldn't be using FTP, use SFTP please. Using FTP passwords go in the blank, anyone sniffing the network you are in can see them in the clear.
All popular clients support it.
- orrinward20
Sublime Text
HAML
SCSS
Still using straight jQuery thoughI handle Ruby but I don't have a grasp of it other than the stuff I obviously need for using HAML and SCSS.
- nocomply0
I've spent a lot of time examining and modernizing my toolset and workflow since switching to the Mac platform in February of this year.
I used to use Dreamweaver for all of my code editing, and I still do sometimes because for some quick edits it's just the fastest tool for me.
However I've really taken a liking to Sublime Text 2. Because it's so powerful and flexible it takes a while to become proficient, but once you dial in the additional packages/extensions that you need it's pretty damn smooth. I really dig the simplicity of the UI.
Most of my sites are built as custom WordPress themes now, and I do as much development as possible locally using MAMP before moving to a remote server. It saves a lot of time.
I also started using Live Reload last week, which is really cool because it saves from from hitting command+R all the time, but I've also found it to be just a bit buggy.
I haven't taken the plunge of CSS preprocessors just yet, but that's probably on the horizon.
Since switching to my Mac I've also made an effort to learn some basic Unix/Linux commands and integrate that as part of my workflow when possible. So far it hasn't been too much, and it's mostly just been for kicks, but I think it's cool.
For FTP I'm still using Filezilla but I'm thinking there's gotta be something better. I like the split-screen file listing of my local machine on one side and the remote server on the other. I haven't found any other FTP apps that have that feature. If there's a good one I'm missing please let me know.