Category Archives: WebStorm

Navigating Between Files in the IDE: Best Practices

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Egor Malyshev

Working with multiple files in the editor is par for the course. The challenge, however, is not to get lost in zillions of editor tabs opened for each file in the editor pane. Luckily, smart tab management and a few … Continue reading →

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Comparing Files and Folders within your IDE

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Egor Malyshev

Sometimes you have several different versions of files or folders related to your project locally, or you’ve just downloaded it from a remote source. In this case it’s crucial to work with the most up-to-date copy. If you need to … Continue reading →

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Version Control Systems Support: Basic Concepts

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Egor Malyshev

Modern web development workflow can hardly be effective without a Version Control System (VCS) managing all your source code. It’s absolutely essential for team development or when your project grows large. VCS takes care of all your source code management, … Continue reading →

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Rapid File Creation with File Templates

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Egor Malyshev

Many different files are created in the course of development, and the bigger your project grows, the more files it involves. However, most files are typical and can contain pre-defined information you don’t need to type every time you create … Continue reading →

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PhpStorm & WebStorm 6 EAP build 123.66

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Alexey Gopachenko

This week’s build is again mostly a refinement before the upcoming round of major development. Some highlights are: Darcula UI should be now almost complete. Please start filing bugs on remaining problems. PHP composer projects got initial support. Tools | Init … Continue reading →

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Navigate your code with bookmarks

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Egor Malyshev

While coding you continuously move from one part of your code to another, switching between classes, functions, files, etc. You have to keep in mind so many places in the code that you are currently working on. No wonder then … Continue reading →

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PhpStorm & WebStorm 6 EAP build 123.26

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Alexey Gopachenko

This week’s build is focused on the refinement of already published features before we throw more new stuff in. Change details available in project tracker. As usual, bear in mind that you are getting a snapshot of work in progress and product … Continue reading →

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Find your way around your code

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Egor Malyshev

You constantly move around your project – switching between editor tabs, navigating to files, directories, classes, functions, comments, declarations, and so on and so forth. It’s easy to lose direction when you move and always have to think where to … Continue reading →

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PhpStorm & WebStorm 6.0 Early Access Program started

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Alexey Gopachenko

We are happy to announce the first public build of PhpStorm & WebStorm 6.0!

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PhpStorm & WebStorm 5.0.4 released

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Alexey Gopachenko

Never say never: a couple of very annoying regressions somehow sneaked into v5.0.3. Thus we’re releasing 5.0.4 today, focused solely on getting rid of these and polishing v5.0 before we dive into v6 experimental builds. Download PhpStorm & WebStorm 5.0.4. … Continue reading →

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