With it, you can quickly open a file or entire folder. That's why I like it that there is a command line tool available as well, subl. This way you can perform edits in multiple places at once. For example you can select a piece of text that occurs multiple times in your file, and press ctrl-d to select the next occurences, with an additional cursor. This is also something that has been copied by others.

Something else I wouldn't want to live without anymore: the multi cursor. Other editors have copied this functionality, but (as far as I know) ST was the first. You will be able to find any file in your project quickly. Same goes for the file palette, accessible via ctrl-p.

Just type a part (or just some random letters) of the command name, and you will quickly find what you're looking for, All commands are quickly accessible using the neat command palette, by pressing ctrl-shift-p. ST is almost completely useable with only the keyboard. And if this interface still is too crowded for you, there's the Distraction Free Mode. I like that: no abundance of windows and panes, but just a bare bone editor, with no more than a side panel for folders and files, and a console for notices and diagnostics, which disappears with a press on ESC. ST has a very minimalistic interface, with no bells and whistles.

But seriously, who wants to use a different IDE for every language? Minimalistic interface ¶ The creators of PhpStorm have different versions for other languages, like P圜harm for Python, or IntelliJ IDEA for Java. On top of that, ST is much faster and less resource hungry, and it is fully language agnostic. I really like the editor and thanks to many available plugins it can match PhpStorm in functionality. It dates back from the time I was still developing in Perl, and I sticked with it since then. I have been using Sublime Text (in short: ST) for a long time now. People almost think you're crazy when you use something else as a PHP developer. Within the PHP community PhpStorm is very popular, and not without reasons. The most known of these is the eternal and decennia lasting war between vim and emacs users. Most of them have fiery opinions on which one is the best. The Integrated Development Environment, or IDE in short, is one of the developer's most important tools.

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