XMLBuddy http://xmlbuddy.com/
PHPEclipse http://www.phpeclipse.de/tiki-view_articles.php
And I am playing with C# a bit so...
http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/esharp/
MD: Would you use non open source plugins?
RR: I do now. However, I only use free plug-ins at present.
MD: What attracts you to the open source movement/ideology?
RR: I have been an open source freak since I first booted Linux back in like '97 (man, I am old in Metaverse time). Open source is awesome for many reasons, but the one that stands out the most in my mind is the fact that the project is the main focus. What makes the project useful and cool. Not rohan crone, not "how do we increase the bottom line", not how can we get the best RO f'ing I. It's what do developers want, what solves the problem at hand, we (developers, hackers, actual computers users) control what happens and where the project goes.
Tt's not what we are given, or told to do or use, it's what we can make - limited only by our imagination and time.
Wozniak once said in a speech that innovation is dead in the computer industry. For the most part, from a corporate perspective, I think he is right. For example, Microsoft spent millions to add useless features to Office just so they would have something to sell. The core of Office, the parts people actually use, is the same as it was in Microsoft Works. The corporate types almost never come up with something new. They steal or buy other people's ideas, but they rarely come up with something new and cool.
Open source is where technology is innovative. Its where ideas are praised and implemented. Open source is where everyone has equal share - truly equal share - in projects. Its where you can see the code, see what's really going on, learn from it, adapt, or fix it. If you are in computers for the rohan crone or the shiny bobbles, Open Source probably doesn't make much sense to you; much like a musician who plays free doesn't make sense. However, if you are a hacker, a programmer who loves your craft, you already know why it's cool and probably do it already :)
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MD: How do you compare to He3?
RR: I haven't used it - nor will I; so I can not comment on the differences between it and CFEclipse for daily ColdFusion coding. However, I can say that it is trying to brand and create a product to sell whereas the CFEclipse project is contributing to the open source developer and ColdFusion communities (not that they are mutually exclusive).
MD: Who to give feedback/donations to?
RR: Feedback can go to one of the lists, to any of us directly, or to the bug list. We try to handle all requests in an expeditious nature, and we do pretty well I think. As for donations, I'd never thought of that... I'll pass that to Oliver (though my Swiss bank number is ... :-D)



