Hi everyone,
I've just made the switch over to a Mac after using Windows for around 14 years (wish I had done it years ago) and was wondering what professional web development tools are available.
I'm not looking for a WYSIWYG editor like Dreamweaver as I code my XHTML and CSS by hand though I do like having code completion. Ideally some kind of HTML/CSS validation and accessibility tools too and source code integration though these are not deal breakers. I've been using MS Expression Web for the past year or so both at work and home and I think it's a great piece of software but it isn't available for OSX AFAIK.
From what I have seen so far Coda and Espresso might fit my needs, anyone have any opinions on them or any alternatives?
Are there any free alternatives to Adobe Fireworks? I can't see past that for web graphics but I've blown all my budget on my Macbook so I will need to wait a bit before I can afford to buy. I have tried GIMP but hated it, though this was about 2 years ago and was the Windows version.
Looking forward to your comments.
Thomas.
I've just made the switch over to a Mac after using Windows for around 14 years (wish I had done it years ago) and was wondering what professional web development tools are available.
I'm not looking for a WYSIWYG editor like Dreamweaver as I code my XHTML and CSS by hand though I do like having code completion. Ideally some kind of HTML/CSS validation and accessibility tools too and source code integration though these are not deal breakers. I've been using MS Expression Web for the past year or so both at work and home and I think it's a great piece of software but it isn't available for OSX AFAIK.
From what I have seen so far Coda and Espresso might fit my needs, anyone have any opinions on them or any alternatives?
Are there any free alternatives to Adobe Fireworks? I can't see past that for web graphics but I've blown all my budget on my Macbook so I will need to wait a bit before I can afford to buy. I have tried GIMP but hated it, though this was about 2 years ago and was the Windows version.
Looking forward to your comments.
Thomas.