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CodeKit vs NetBeans IDE: What are the differences?
Developers describe CodeKit as "Mac app that compiles Less, Sass, Stylus, Jade, Haml, Javascript, and Markdown files automatically each time you save". Process Less, Sass, Stylus, Jade, Haml, Slim, CoffeeScript, Javascript, and Compass files automatically each time you save. Easily set options for each language. On the other hand, NetBeans IDE is detailed as "Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, HTML5, PHP, C/C++ and more". NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.
CodeKit can be classified as a tool in the "Live Reloading" category, while NetBeans IDE is grouped under "Integrated Development Environment".
Some of the features offered by CodeKit are:
- Compile Everything - Less, Sass, Stylus, CoffeeScript, Typescript, Jade, Haml, Slim, Markdown & Javascript.
- Auto-Refresh Browsers - Refresh browsers across devices: Mac, PC, iOS, Android & kitchen fridge. Never hit command+R again.
- Bower Built-In - Install 6,000+ components with a single click: Bootstrap, jQuery, Modernizr, Zurb Foundation, even WordPress.
On the other hand, NetBeans IDE provides the following key features:
- Best Support for Latest Java Technologies
- Fast & Smart Code Editing
- Easy & Efficient Project Management
"Easy to configure" is the top reason why over 6 developers like CodeKit, while over 63 developers mention "Rich features" as the leading cause for choosing NetBeans IDE.
Pros of CodeKit
- Instant setup for quick experiments8
- Easy to configure8
- Cross device live reloading7
- Any editor OK5
Pros of NetBeans IDE
- Rich features75
- Crossplatform68
- Plugins(Git, SVN)47
- Extensible38
- Easy to use37
- PHP Support35
- Java support33
- File History28
- Code analysis21
- MySQL support18
- Free13
- Open source13
- Code completion9
- Strong Maven Support9
- NodeJs support8
- Webdev king6
- Best6
- Easy maven project start5
- Jira Plugin4
- Mandatory3
- Foss3
- History of changes, friendly tabs3
- Intuitive ui2
- Chrome plugin to live update javascript from browser2
- Out of the box integration with maven, git, svn2
- Native Nette support2
- Smarty support2
- I don't like NetBeans2
- Groovy support2
- Custom html tags support2
- Visual GUI Builder for Swing / AWT1
- Composer commands inside IDE1
- Powerful refactoring1
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Cons of CodeKit
Cons of NetBeans IDE
- PHP debug doesn't support conditional breakpoints2
