Introduction: PHPStorm integrated development environment provides powerful support for programmers, aiming at practicality and efficiency, and effectively editing PHP source code.
This article quotes Christopher Stock, head of foreign media access technology, on how to optimize work on PHPStorm.
PHPStorm has become a popular standard tool for PHP development. With some tricks, you can use it better.
How to use PHPStorm more effectively? How can I optimize?
Christopher Stock: You need to understand the most important global setting options to benefit from the powerful support options and features of PHPStorm.
Custom settings include the work interface, tool windows, and can also adjust the basic elements and functions of the editor. Errors, warning windows, code fonts and related elements can be displayed more clearly.
Can you give some tips to let everyone use PHPStorm more effectively?
Christopher Stock: PHPStorm provides many navigation options through which you can move freely in the code. For example, jump to a specific function definition by function name. You can also jump back to the calling point in the editor.
These navigations can be well combined with shortcut keys, so configuring shortcut keys can get better feedback in the project.
What is the latest feature provided by PHPStorm in the previous version?
Christopher Stock: Every step of the design of PHPStorm has a clear main line, and they are constantly evolving and improving in each major release. You will see new menu commands and further developments such as functional improvements.
Generally speaking, JetBrains is adapting PHPStorm to the development of the Web field. This applies to various platforms, programming languages and frameworks, as well as functional support and tool integration.
What do you think of PHPStorm compared to other IDEs?
Christopher Stock: Before I use JetBrains, I have been using Eclipse for more than eight years, and I strongly recommend that others use Eclipse as a Java development tool. But using Eclipse + plug-in to develop PHP does not feel reliable and convenient. I didn't find a good feeling on Zend Studio either.
The free code editor Visual Studio Code is also good for me. However, in the field of PHP and Web development, no development tool is more suitable for me than PHPStorm.
What do you think PHPStorm needs?
Christopher Stock: The functions and support of the editor are now relatively broad. I think the most important thing is that I hope JetBrains will continue to integrate support for PHP development and tools. The existing functions of PHPStorm are now perfect, and I am very satisfied with my goals.
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