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Visual Studio Code (Microsoft)
- B.J. Keeton. VS Code: An In-Depth Review for WordPress Developers. elegant themes, 2019.
- David Ramel. 5 Top WordPress Extensions for Visual Studio Code. Visual Studio Magazine, 2018.
- Tom McFarlin.
- An IDE for WordPress Development (Regardless of Experience). 2018.
- Offers a few suggestions on extensions for WP developers using VSC.
- See also McFarlin’s 2016 article VS Code for WordPress Development.
- Code Quality Per Language Settings in Visual Studio Code. 2018.
- How To Set Up JavaScript Linting in Visual Studio Code. 2018.
- Installing PHPUnit in Visual Studio Code. 2018.
- Using PHP Coding Standards in Visual Studio Code. 2018.
- Working with User Settings in Visual Studio Code. 2018.
- Visual Studio Code TODOs, REVIEWS, and FIXMEs. 2017.
- Adding Visual Studio Code Debug Configuration. 2017.
- Visual Studio Code Debugger: A Primer and Screencast. 2017.
- Xdebug, Visual Studio Code, and MAMP. 2017.
- Setting Up PHP CodeSniffer in Visual Studio Code. 2016.
- An IDE for WordPress Development (Regardless of Experience). 2018.
- Matt Shaw. Using VS Code for WordPress Development. Delicious Brains, 2017.
PhpStorm (JetBrains)
- Tom McFarlin. Adjusting the First PhpStorm Breakpoint. 2017.
- Tom McFarlin. PhpStorm for WordPress Development: A Few Reasons. 2017.
- Iain Poulson. How We Use PhpStorm for WordPress Development. delicious brains, 2015.
- Andrey “Rarst” Savchenko. WordPress Development in PhpStorm. 2014.
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