Comments on: Primitive Tooling http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/ MODELLING AND SIMULATION, WEB ENGINEERING, USER INTERFACES Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: admin http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/comment-page-1/#comment-154 admin Thu, 12 May 2011 01:50:30 +0000 http://blog.echo-flow.com/?p=16#comment-154 Hi Tom, Transmit looks like a nice application. In GNU/Linux world, I typically use network-transparent filesystems which make use of the FUSE library, e.g. sshfs for ssh, ftpfs for ftp. These tools allow one to mount a remote filesystem via a specific protocal to a local directory. This is quite versatile - for example, I've been able to stream music using sshfs and mplayer (some buffering is required, though). Unfortunately, I haven't found a good Webdav client for GNU/Linux, so there's some work to be done there. I'm still using Vim as my primary editor, and I've added some new tooling for developing js: http://www.javascriptlint.com/ http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2578 This is lightweight, unobtrusive, complements my workflow, and is overall great. Plugins to integrate JavaScript Lint exist for many different environments, so this might be something to investigate for Dreamweaver/bbedit. I've also started using Git from the command line for version control and mirroring. You can create a local Git repository, and then set up a mirror over ssh - you then push only the changes you made since last commit: https://gist.github.com/569530 I use this for backing up projects I haven't released, but I suspect it might also be useful for deploying websites. Hi Tom,

Transmit looks like a nice application. In GNU/Linux world, I typically use network-transparent filesystems which make use of the FUSE library, e.g. sshfs for ssh, ftpfs for ftp. These tools allow one to mount a remote filesystem via a specific protocal to a local directory. This is quite versatile – for example, I’ve been able to stream music using sshfs and mplayer (some buffering is required, though). Unfortunately, I haven’t found a good Webdav client for GNU/Linux, so there’s some work to be done there.

I’m still using Vim as my primary editor, and I’ve added some new tooling for developing js:

http://www.javascriptlint.com/
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2578

This is lightweight, unobtrusive, complements my workflow, and is overall great. Plugins to integrate JavaScript Lint exist for many different environments, so this might be something to investigate for Dreamweaver/bbedit.

I’ve also started using Git from the command line for version control and mirroring. You can create a local Git repository, and then set up a mirror over ssh – you then push only the changes you made since last commit:

https://gist.github.com/569530

I use this for backing up projects I haven’t released, but I suspect it might also be useful for deploying websites.

]]> By: tom http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/comment-page-1/#comment-153 tom Thu, 12 May 2011 00:57:04 +0000 http://blog.echo-flow.com/?p=16#comment-153 After years of using Dreamweaver, Transmit and sometimes bbEdit, I thought Aptana was total crap. I gave it an honest months try. And it is bloated. Everybody on stack overflow reccomended it which generally that community gives good advice, but I prefer a Zen environment for coding in. I don't think Dreamweaver is the best tool either, though Transmit seems to be the best FTP program I have used and it is so simple. Things as simple as no wordwrap in Aptana 3.0 or the file permissions getting screwed up everytime I saved a file were enough to make me move Aptana to the trash and go back to a simpler method. Also their support is basically like "Word wrap is not a priority". Such simple features to me are important. After years of using Dreamweaver, Transmit and sometimes bbEdit, I thought Aptana was total crap. I gave it an honest months try. And it is bloated. Everybody on stack overflow reccomended it which generally that community gives good advice, but I prefer a Zen environment for coding in. I don’t think Dreamweaver is the best tool either, though Transmit seems to be the best FTP program I have used and it is so simple.

Things as simple as no wordwrap in Aptana 3.0 or the file permissions getting screwed up everytime I saved a file were enough to make me move Aptana to the trash and go back to a simpler method. Also their support is basically like “Word wrap is not a priority”.

Such simple features to me are important.

]]> By: admin http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/comment-page-1/#comment-152 admin Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:35:43 +0000 http://blog.echo-flow.com/?p=16#comment-152 Hi, That's not Eclipse in the screenshot, but Vim running inside of GNU Screen, inside a translucent gnome-terminal. Hi,
That’s not Eclipse in the screenshot, but Vim running inside of GNU Screen, inside a translucent gnome-terminal.

]]> By: adesh http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/comment-page-1/#comment-151 adesh Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:14:44 +0000 http://blog.echo-flow.com/?p=16#comment-151 Can you teach me how to make the eclipse transluscent like yours I too use eclipse with ubuntu . Can you teach me how to make the eclipse transluscent like yours

I too use eclipse with ubuntu .

]]> By: Joris http://blog.echo-flow.com/2009/05/20/primitive-tooling/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Joris Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:54:31 +0000 http://blog.echo-flow.com/?p=16#comment-3 It does not sound that you prefer IDE above editors. It sounds more that IDE's are missing some strong editor features VIM has and some parts of an IDE are not 100% completed.<br />Basically, you made your own IDE.<br /><br />I still the best of both worlds. For a big project a use a good IDE that has been adapted to my needs. Eclipse with some proper plug-ins. So that my focus is only in writing code and the others (like debugging, version control, quality tools) is done with one click.<br />So that I can stay in one screen all the time.<br /><br />Small applications, I will always use the comfort of a good editor like VIM. It does not sound that you prefer IDE above editors. It sounds more that IDE's are missing some strong editor features VIM has and some parts of an IDE are not 100% completed.
Basically, you made your own IDE.

I still the best of both worlds. For a big project a use a good IDE that has been adapted to my needs. Eclipse with some proper plug-ins. So that my focus is only in writing code and the others (like debugging, version control, quality tools) is done with one click.
So that I can stay in one screen all the time.

Small applications, I will always use the comfort of a good editor like VIM.

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