PhpStorm vs. Sublime Text

PhpStorm is well suited for any PHP development. It integrates well with Symfony, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Cake & Twig. I have used it very successfully in the past and despite not being my go-to editor, I will still use it when working on PHP heavy frameworks.

Incentivized

My CMS has a small window in which I can edit custom HTML/CSS. It can be expanded some, but not as much as I would like. It also displays all code as dark text on a white background. On a page where I am doing extensive custom coding, it is helpful to see it in a larger window and in a color-coded display so that I don't have to strain my eyes as hard. Especially when I'm trying to scan for specific elements and target issues and so that I don't have to scroll endlessly in a tiny window.

Incentivized

• Version Control: Git, Subversion, and Others.
• Alerts about code being developed, alerts like errors, discontinuation of some function, suggestions for improvements.
• Application database access can run SQL commands directly from PhpStorm without having to have any other clients open.
• Shortcut keys that assist in the coding process.

Incentivized

• Sublime Text does an incredible job with appropriate color coding and syntax definitions; makes code extremely readable
• Tab selection is very well done; easy to see which files have been changed and to compare across multiple files
• Auto-complete is surprisingly effective and accurate
• Support for Apple M1 processors already

Incentivized

• There is a bug sometimes, when you pull that the directory structure it forgets all the folders
• It's not free
• When I copy paste the default is to not keep the same spacing/tab pattern of the original, which I'm not a fan of

Incentivized

• In a world of free and open text editors, Sublime Text does ask for donations. You can use the product freely with only a very infrequent popup asking for donations. You can use it however long you like without paying, but it is well worth it to donate to.
• People not used to the functionality may need a bit of time to get up to speed using the documentation.
• An integrated terminal would be nice, but that is just a quibble. It's hard to find many cons with Sublime Text.

Incentivized

I love this application. It has helped to improve my work. Also, I became so used to the shortcuts that It's hard for me to change to another editor.

Incentivized

PhpStorm is very easy to use, once you get the hang of it. It can take a while to get the hang of it because there's so many options, some of which are buried in the imposing settings panel. It could use some help with multi-cursor, especially multi-file editing but that's a minor gripe.

This is a programmers tool. As such a lot of the features and benefits are lost on a non-technical user. To get the most out of the tool you need to have a basic crash course in how it works and what it can do. The documentation and community are good, but it takes a bit of time to get up to speed.

Incentivized

It has many handy hacks and shortcuts which enhances its performace.

Incentivized

The JetBrains community is all about helping others succeed, even in the most obscure setups. I have never had a question go unanswered, or I have never been able to come up with empty results in searching for the answer. My questions or concerns are typically address from other users in the community, so timing is pretty quick for a response

Incentivized

Never had to use their customer support before. There is ample documentation online so it's straightforward to find a solution to any problem you might encounter. For example, I needed to convert a string of HTML code to a properly formatted HTML file to "modify." Easy to do when there are so many users of the product who have needed to do that same thing before.

Incentivized

Each one of the products I've listed are great in their own right, but non of them provide as complete a solution as PhpStorm in my opinion. Very few products offer all of the features that PhpStorm does and those that do don't have the greatest performance in my experience. Some have a great text editor but lack other critical features while others have a bounty of features, but the text editor is garbage. Before I tried PhpStorm, I stuck to using simple text editors because the features the IDEs offered didn't outweigh performance hit of running such a large, slow program. PhpStorm isn't lightweight by any means but I haven't noticed any of the common performance issues that I experienced with other IDEs.

Incentivized

Sublime is more customizable and one can easily modify a lot of its features. On the contrary Visual Studio only has limited customizability features. Sublime text is also very light and not bloated as opposed to Visual Studio IDE. We also chose sublime because it has much better support for the majority of languages(especially Python) and I primarily work with python.

Incentivized

• Recent AI advancements have saved us time to build by integrating it direct with the IDE allowing build to deployment to happen at a more rapid pace than previously possible
• Integrated AI commit message generation saves time and effort from team members shorting time writing documentation allowing more time spent in development
• Integrated git development causes less friction across team with version control and merge conflict resolution shortening development work flows

Incentivized

• Sublime is a cost-effective option for the company, as it isn't prohibitively expensive, and our team prefers it to other options.
• Speed, customization, and scalability are just some of the advantages of using Sublime Text in our IT department.
• Our work has been slowed down by faster coding and more accessible debugging apps, both good and bad.