Selecting the right editor or IDE is a nuanced decision, and it truly depends on your specific needs. During my time working as a full-stack developer over the past 15 years, I've tried various tools.
PhpStorm consistently stands out in my toolkit due to its top-notch support for PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and TypeScript. Being a bit lazy, I really love to take advantage of modern frameworks: Symfony, Laravel, WordPress, Vue.js, React, Tailwind CSS, and others. Luckily, PhpStorm supports them all.
Since I like to reduce the amount of work I have to do wherever possible, I can’t imagine developing without a step debugger. So, I’m naturally very happy that PhpStorm offers a built-in debugger for both PHP and JavaScript code.
PhpStorm has major releases about once every four months, and they always bring something new. One of the recent additions is the new AI Assistant. It helps with many routine tasks, such as generating commit messages, giving advice on code, fancy reformatting and transformation hints, and much more.
