This list keeps getting longer the more I think about it!
Tools
- Netbeans 6.9 w/ ScratchPad, TailFile, Scan On Demand and Path Tools plugins
- XAMPP w/ Xdebug (Phpmyadmin of course)
- UltraEdit
- SVN (I know, should be on GIT, but just haven't gotten there yet)
- PHPUnit & Selenium
- Assembla.com for team collaboration, issue and time tracking, etc
- Filezilla & PuTTY
- VMWare for browser compatibility and deployment target OS testing
- Chrome w/ Pendule and Developer Tools (preferred for CSS and JS debugging)
- Firefox w/ FireBug, FirePHP, FireDiff, Poster, JSONView, Web Developer, User Agent Switcher, etc.
- OpenOffice Calc for editing CSV because it actually respects the format (unlike other spreadsheet applications that won't be named...)
- FreeCommander
- RegExr Desktop (requires Adobe Air)
Common Magento Extensions
CommerceBug
the following extensions are available through Magento-connect
HM_DeveloperToolbar
- ModuleCreator
- Fontis_Recaptcha
- Fontis_Australia
- Tangkoko_CmsSearch
TBT_Enhancedgrid and TBT_MassRelater
occassional use, but recommended:
Unirgy_Giftcert and Unirgy_StoreLocator
- Yoast_Filter
- Netzarbeiter_GroupSwitcher
