Using Programming Tools

If you don’t already have a favorite code editor, finding one can be challenging. Most likely you’ll start coding with something as simple as a text editor, but you’ll quickly find this to be a pain. Here are some editors that you might want to try to help you with developing your Facebook application:

1. Crimson ( http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ ) [Windows]
2. ConTEXT ( http://www.context.cx/ ) [Windows]
3. Dreamweaver ( http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ ) [Windows, OS X]
4. Eclipse PDT ( http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/ ) [Windows, OS X, *nix]
5. EditPad Lite ( http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html ) [Windows]
6. Notepad++ ( http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm ) [Windows]
7. phpDesigner ( http://www.mpsoftware.dk/ ) [Windows]
8. PhpEd ( http://www.nusphere.com/products/phped.htm ) [Windows]
9. PhpEdit ( http://www.waterproof.fr/ ) [Windows]
10. PHP Expert Editor ( http://www.ankord.com/phpxedit.html ) [Windows]
11. Quanta Plus ( http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/ ) [*nix]
12. TextMate ( http://macromates.com/ ) [OS X]

One of the nice features of the majority of these editors is that you have the ability to add your own language references. Although there aren’t any FBML plug-ins yet for these editors, they could be built very easily.