PhpStorm is the ideal IDE for any serious PHP or WordPress developer
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
PhpStorm is the preferred IDE for my development team. We use it to build our websites, leveraging it's fantastic feature set and AI features to speed and ease the development of our small and large scale projects. It makes managing projects in git significantly easier along with things like code completion, error handling, validation, etc.
Pros
- git version control in software is superior to any other product
- resolving merge conflicts is a breeze in comparison to other tools and is built in
- switching between different projects in a simple interface makes managing multiple sites significantly easier
- latest AI integrations make working with modern AI significantly easier
Cons
- Some of the newest github copilot features lag behind what's being done in vs code and would be nice if more of the newer features were brought over though this has greatly improved recently
- Interface can be a little overwhelming for newcomers
- Some features like rainbow brackets should be native rather than addon
Likelihood to Recommend
Any developer that wants to level up their game and move beyond the free tools available should consider using PhptStorm or other Jetbrains IDE. They are ideal for developers where version control is important and provide most of the vital features developers need out of the box compared to free alternatives.
