best open source IDE to work with EXTJS

Question

I want to develop a web app in EXTJS 4.0, but I'm not sure about which IDE to use. I'm looking for open source IDE with its pros and cons.

Answer 1

There is no specific IDE for ExtJS. Since it is a javascript framework you can use text editors with additional plugins to use features like syntax highlighting, code formatting etc. webstorm seems to be more promissing one in javascript world but it is not a free tool. Here are some of the popular tools people use to write javascript code.

• Komodo(Text editor is free but IDE is paid one)
• Vim
• Sublimetext
• Notepad++
• Eclipse
• Spket(Text editor is free but IDE is paid one) ... many more.

Personally I would prefer eclipse with spket eclipse plugin through which you can use formatting/validation/code completion features. (Only default features are available in free one, to customize these features one should move to spket paid version). My second choice would be notepad++ with additional plugins.