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Keith Groben
Keith Groben

Reputation: 301

Recommended web development plugins for NetBeans

I was wondering if anyone has a preferred set of plugins that they use for NetBeans. Specifically for general web development projects using: xHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and jQuery.

I am just getting started with the IDE and have been using some plugins that are available through the program interface.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 11871

Answers (3)

mica
mica

Reputation: 560

I use two Netbeans plugins

  • prefixr to auto prefix my css3 transition / animation / ..
  • Emmet to improves HTML & CSS workflow

1° Prefixr

2° Emmet (new zen coding)

Happy coding

Upvotes: 3

Alexxus
Alexxus

Reputation: 992

For the Netbeans IDE I'm always using two extra plugins:

  • "Zen-Coding" plugin: This plugin allows you to expand expressions—similar to CSS selectors—into HTML code, which is very helpful and helps you typing your code a lot faster.

  • "Annoyance Whacker" plugin: This plugin moves the status bar of the Netbeans IDE to the top of the screen next to the menu bar. So now you have more vertical space on your screen.

It would be great to see more recommendations on useful Netbeans plugins from other people on stackoverflow!

Upvotes: 1

Matheus Mattos
Matheus Mattos

Reputation: 66

I've tried both Aptana Studio (either standalone or Eclipse plugin version) and Netbeans. For MY personal taste and needs, I've choosen Netbeans as my main IDE.

I think there's no "THE" IDE, the perfect one. Both are very good IDEs, among many others. Try both Aptana and Netbeans, so you'll realize which one is the best for YOUR needs!

By the way, one plugin I can't live without is Zen Coding (for Netbeans, Eclipse/Aptana + others): http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/

Upvotes: 5

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