5 Web Development Tools I Can't Live Without
Web development isn’t about being so uber-cool that you can code a whole site with Notepad/TextMate; it’s about utilizing the right tools for the right job for the quickest, most efficient result.
The tools mentioned below many not all help directly with development, but they all play a major part in my development lifecycle.
- Prevent Duplicate Tabs – one of the simplest but insanely useful plugins for Firefox. Really, really useful when coding/testing with Flex!
- Firebug – the ultimate HTML/CSS/JavaScript tweaking tool that integrates with Firefox
- Web Developer – a great collection of nifty little tools that makes your web development go that much easier (I definitely recommend the Disable Cache feature when doing Flash/Flex work)
- PowerMenu - a great little tool that allows you to minimize any window to the tray, amongst other things (Windows only)
- Taskbar Shuffle – for when you’re forced to work on Windows
(i’m extemely obsessive about the order of my windows for some reason…)
And just for good measure, check out DownThemAll – an amazing download manager for Firefox.
What tools do you use?
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about 2 years ago
Quick note that under Linux, Compiz lets you do the transparency of the windows that PowerMenu gives you, and Gnome core allows you to drag and drop the windows within the panels on your desktop like what Taskbar Shuffle does.
There’s also Ubuntu packages available from the repository for the Web Developer and Firebug Firefox plugins! Yay Linux!