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First Look: Aptana 0.3

I just spent 2 1/2 hours downloading the 44MB Aptana public beta. The website describes Aptana thus:

Aptana is a robust, JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications. Highlights include the following features:

• Code Assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, including your own JavaScript functions
• Outliner that gives a snapshot view of your JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code structure
• Error and warning notification for your code
• Support for Aptana UI customization and extensions
• Cross-platform support
• Free and open source. (Source available soon)

While it definitely wouldn’t be fair to review a product still in beta, I wanted to share some of my initial impressions.

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Review: Quanta Plus 3.5

My first Linux adventures began in 2000 thanks to Corel. Since then, I’ve been fascinated and frustrated by the open source OS, always wanting to spend more time in Linux but inevitably returning to Windows to get things done. My obvious attraction to Linux and open source software is the philosophy on which they are built: create, share, and improve. Moreover, the fact that such impressive software is available at little to no cost has always been an incredible bonus.

Now that Linux is becoming even more user friendly, thanks to distros like Mandriva and the extremely popular Ubuntu, more people are choosing Linux as their primary web development environment. As a result, Linux HTML editors are starting to come into their own with more features and functionality than ever before. One of the oldest, most robust Linux HTML editors is Quanta Plus.

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Celebrity Interview: Rachel Andrew

Rachel Andrew is a UK web developer and Director of web development consultancy edgeofmyseat.com. When not writing code, she writes about writing code and is the co-author of several books promoting the practical usage of Web Standards alongside other everyday tools and technologies. Rachel takes a common sense, real world approach to web standards, with her writing and teaching being based on the experiences she has in her own company every day.

Recent books include HTML Utopia: Designing without Tables Using CSS (2nd edition), The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks and Hacks and Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 all published by Sitepoint. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Rachel Andrew »