Appendix B. Alternative Tools
Whenever discussions of popular PHP tools spring up, the conversations usually center around text editors or coding IDEs. Which has the best language support, syntax highlighting, code parsing, and so on? Unfortunately, with all the focus on text editors, excellent non-coding tools can sometimes get neglected. Instead of rehashing the usual arguments for one editor versus the other, this appendix shows you some of the tools you can use in your development cycle—those that don't immediately churn out code, but those that you might find hold a key position in the overall development process.
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