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Are you looking for a free IDE for your website or web application development?
There are many IDEs available in the IT market today.
Most of the common editors have all those basic features like creating an environment for the project, editing code, and highlighting all the basic syntax.
For web development, you need some advanced features, as website development is not so easy. You have to develop the front end (view), back end, and then the coupling between them.
I tried various IDEs for developing my web application projects.
I am introducing you to one such amazing IDE that has impressed me with lots of features and ease of development, called CodeLobster IDE.
At the end of this post, you will also find the CodeLobster PHP Edition free download.
Here is my complete review of CodeLobster IDE.
What are the features included in CodeLobster IDE?
1. Auto-completion feature
Being a developer, you will always find yourself on a deadline. The auto-completion feature will speed up your development activities. You don’t need to memorize every syntax or the name of the variable you have declared earlier.
Using the auto-completion feature also eliminates lots for syntactic errors and saves your time.
2. Highlighting Parentheses
Every block of code in programming, like PHP, is enclosed inside opening and closing parentheses. Even if you miss a single parenthesis, it can give you a nightmare of playing hide-and-seek.
CodeLobster IDE highlights all the matching parentheses so you cannot misplace any parenthesis in your program.
3. Multiple Languages Support
This IDE supports 17 languages like English, German, Spanish, Russian, French, and others. If you or your team members are not very familiar with English, you can opt for a natively spoken language. It makes development easier.
4. Multiple OS Support
Every developer in your team might have different types of OS they feel comfortable with. This IDE can be installed on almost all popular OS like Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, different flavors of Linux OS (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian), Mac OS, etc.
Some of the advanced features comes with the professional version of CodeLobster IDE are as follows.
5. Remote Development
You can work on the project where the project code is hosted on the remote server. You can edit the selected files, make the changes, and then sync back to the server files.
This feature will assist you in working on your live website.
6. JavaScript Library Support
There are lots of JavaScript libraries you need when developing a web application. Some of the libraries that are supported by this IDE are jQuery, Node.js, AngularJS, BackboneJS, VueJS, and MeteorJS. Isn’t it so easy?
7. Extension for PHP Framework
There are lots of PHP framework extensions easily available with this IDE, such as CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, Phalcon, Smarty, Symfony, Twig, and Yii plug-ins.
8. Plugin for CMS
Do you need a Content Management System (CMS) like a blog?
With this IDE, you can easily install and activate the plugins for popular CMS like WordPress, Drupal, Magento, and Joomla.
9. Bootstrap Support
Most of the web applications are developed using Bootstrap. CodeLobster IDE has a special Bootstrap plugin.
You can download it from its official website. They provide different versions for different OS.
It comes with both free and professional versions. Check out all the features provided by both versions and choose one based on your requirements.
They even have active support if you have any queries. If you have any question to ask about this IDE or review, please comment below.
Hope this will make your web development go smoothly.
I am a Python enthusiast who loves Linux and Vim. I hold a Master of Computer Science degree from NIT Trichy and have 10 years of experience in the IT industry, focusing on the Software Development Lifecycle from Requirements Gathering, Design, Development to Deployment. I have worked at IBM, Ericsson, and NetApp, and I share my knowledge on CSEstack.org.
