UML

It can be really handy to have a schematical view of an application’s class hierarchy. PhpStorm lets us quickly examine our application structure by generating UML class diagrams. This can help us understand the codebase we’re working on and navigate from diagram to code and back. We can even refactor from the UML diagram! Let’s see how. (more…)

The timeframe for 3.0 EAP is almost over and we call this week's build a Beta. Do not hesitate reporting bugs and performance problems. Please, do not use twitter or blog comments for reports – file them to tracker. Build 110.518 is focused on bug fixes and performance, but also has some new features: UML Diff for a semantic view on any change set SVN 1.7 experimental support UI rendering improved to work more seamlessly across platform's look and feels More details available in build changelog & platform changelog Download PhpStorm & WebStorm for your platform from project EAP

This week's EAP brings important fixes, some neat features and a UI improvements UML for PHP is added. Look for "Diagrams.." in context menus. Try "Quick hierarchy diagram" popup (Ctrl+Alt+U) on your favorite class name in code. There's only limited functionality in this first EAP, but diagrams will be fully editable - with all changes performed directly on the code Main menu has ben reworked to be more compact and logical. If your favorite section is lost, here are some hints: Search is under Edit | Find and Tool Windows are under View menu. Also don't forget Help | Find Action Recent Pr