As I mentioned in my
last post, I’ve been asked for specific information on how I work. Having a
solid work environment can go a long way in increasing your efficiency and help
you stay organized, so today we’ll take a look at the setup of my desktop
computer.
The majority of my
web design and development work is done on a 64-bit Windows 7 desktop. For more
serious programming projects (pretty much any language other than PHP, HTML or
CSS), I do switch over to Ubuntu in VMware Workstation, but nearly all of my
web design client work is done in Windows. From my experience so far, Windows 7
has been absolutely stellar for web development – it’s easy to use, fast and
just plain works.
Using the Right
Software
The key to working
in any OS is using the right tools to make your work process as painless and
efficient as possible. Thankfully for Windows users, there are plenty of great
tools available for web design and development.
Notepad++
This is probably the
best text editor available on Windows and best of all, it’s completely open
source. Notepad++ supports custom styles, recognizes a multitude of different
programming languages and supports third-party plugins. For my setup, I use a
slightly modified Ruby Blue style/theme and the following plugins:
- Explorer – Adds a file browser in a pane to the left or right of your editing screen, giving you quick access to your project files
- Zen-Coding (Python-based) – If you don’t know what Zen Coding is, just watch the video. It will change the way you write web pages!
There are a few more
installed but these are the two I really can’t live without. I’m still new to
Zen Coding but so far it’s been an incredible experience, I highly recommend
it!…Read
more:
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