ActiveState - Komodo IDE 4.4 Customer Stories

Komodo IDE 4.4 Customer Stories

"As with any IDE there was a short relearning of my ways that was necessary, but I am happy to report that I really like this IDE."
Kevin Bridges
pingVision LLC
"The increase in productivity I got from the interactive debugging environment in Komodo IDE probably saved me more than the purchase price within 48 hours. This is a quality product."
Graeme Robinson
Memex Inc.
"The increase in productivity I got from the interactive debugging environment in Komodo IDE probably saved me more than the purchase price within 48 hours. This is a quality product."
Graeme Robinson
Memex Inc.
"Having the Sections List [new in Komodo IDE 4.4] makes jumping around my code so much easier and quicker, with the added benefit of not having to use my mouse as much to find the method I need. The improved SCC makes committing code that much easier. I used to use a third party SVN tool, to commit changes, but now that I can commit changes from my entire project, I don't need that tool any more."
Anton Visser
helloecho.com
"Komodo just keeps growing and growing, even with minor releases. I just can't keep up with discovering all the new and useful features!"
Rudolf Horbas
hypotext.de
"Komodo has changed my life."
Mark Dale
GeniusMoon
"I just finished up my first major project using Komodo and I cannot believe did not use it earlier! After using Zend Studio and Eclipse to develop LAMP applications, Komodo is hands down the best cross platform development IDE."
Derek Ellis
"I appreciate your realistic licensing -- I paid for my own copy and I use it at home on my Linux desktop, on my laptop, and here at my day job. I just used Komodo to build the application installer for our Windows-based app http://IncidentView.com/ and am building the data installer for it now.Komodo is one of the two pieces of software I willingly pay money for and recommend to colleagues."
Brian Wilson
Alsea Geospatial, Inc.
"I'm a long time user of the Komodo IDE from ActiveState, and it kindly shows you the comment immediately preceding a function you type, in a tooltip as you provide parameters. Being able to see what parameters your method is expecting, what it returns, and any gotchas about using it without opening the file containing the class, saves a lot of time during development. Those kinds of comments I consider to be required."
John Locke
opensourcesmall.biz
"Komodo is intuitive, responsive, and full featured. In the 20 years that I've been developing software, this is one of the best IDEs I've ever used."
Bryan Aamot
Brainware
"Suffice to say with Komodo I got local and remote debugging up and running within just a couple hours, and it's been a total dream to use."
Caleb Gilbert
highervisibilitywebsites.com
"I've been a Komodo customer for almost five years, and couldn't imagine using another editor for my work with dynamic languages. Komodo IDE syntax highlights and auto-completes my Perl, Ruby, XML, SQL, HTML and CSS, allowing my team to write better code more quickly than we ever have. Version 4.1 added Ruby on Rails support that went beyond my expectations, including the ability to create databases directly from the YAML file. With the addition of soft characters and automatic updates in version 4.2, things are only getting better."
Chris Gerber
Pfizer Global Manufacturing
"I'd rather use Komodo than other IDEs. Komodo is easier to use and easier to configure and works the way I want it. Python support is great."
Greg Moore
"So you're a Web application developer? Developing in Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby or JavaScript? Are you a Linux, Mac or Windows user? No matter what your choices are, the answer is ActiveState's Komodo IDE 4.0, an impressive cross-platform and cross-language environment for building Web applications. And oh yeah, it's a really great tool that makes working in all these languages a breeze."
eWeek
"Komodo has had Ruby support for awhile now, but Komodo IDE 4.1 improves it quite a bit. Komodo has some nice things to offer such as built in debugging, irb console, visual regex toolkit, a decent code navigator, and pretty good auto-complete/code intelligence, plus Komodo provides a 'toolbox' where you can fairly easily extend the IDE to do pretty much whatever you need."
Jerrett Taylor
Nullcreations.net
"Komodo IDE 4.1 is much faster for Ruby. Now I can debug and do production runs within Komodo, and staying within one tool is a valuable incremental simplification, particularly as my field, bioinformatics research, involves a rapidly evolving set of scripts, flat files and databases."
Gordon Robertson
BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre
"We started using Komodo for our hundreds of thousands of Perl code lines. We love the fact that with Komodo IDE 4.1 we can also use it for Ruby."
Balázs Nagy
Chief Architect, TheNewPush, LLC
"The new features in version 4.0 have been extremely useful. In particular, it is great that Komodo's language support now covers JavaScript and I can debug and quickly amend it in the IDE. Another thing I use a lot now is the HTTP Inspector, which allows me to experiment with changing the transactions between server and browser. There are so many new features in Komodo that I've only scratched the surface!"
Eric Robertson
Howden Business Solutions
"I love Komodo IDE! Suddenly, I have a single IDE that seems adept at editing any type of code with the amazing result that I can now edit ALL of my website source files in one place. After using Komodo IDE at home, I demanded it here at work."
Steven Wilcox
LifeWay Christian Resources
"Komodo is all about simplicity and helping you write your code. This includes features like a multi-language editor, integrating sharing abilities, the ability to create Firefox-like extensions to add to other applications, and full customization settings to make your workspace your own."
PHPDeveloper.org

"Farewell my dearest Zend Studio, hello Komodo!

"I fired [Komodo] up, did all the configuration and away I went. It's so much more nimble than Zend Studio. I haven't really dug into all the advanced features but it does exactly what I need. I might even start using it on a more full time basis. If you're a php developer and haven't used a debugger you're missing out on solving problems instantly. While others fumble around, var_dump'ing and echo'ing out statements. I set a breakpoint, see the problem, fix it in 30 seconds. It's a shame Zend didn't embrace Studio more and actually try and make a decent product out of it. It had so much potential. Farewell my old friend."

Jim Plush's Programming Paradise
"If you work in any of the languages Komodo supports, you owe it to yourself to examine it (for free). If you work in any two of them, you probably should just buy it."
Andrew Binstock
Binstock on Software

"Part way through the development of Arago, a large collection website for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, we were looking for a more efficient way to manage the complexity of our Perl codebase. I gave Komodo a try and there has been no looking back—multi-language and multi-platform, Komodo does everything I need, everywhere I work.

"The most exciting part for me is that ActiveState is constantly finding ways to improve their already excellent product; Komodo 4 added so much great functionality that just a day into trying out the first alpha release I was hooked."

David Brewer
Second Story Interactive Studios
"I've been using Komodo IDE 4.0 for a few months, now, and it's pretty sweet. It's my current PHP IDE of choice."
Sean Coates
Editor-in-Chief, php|architect Magazine
"We use Komodo IDE and the Perl Dev Kit to build our internal systems. They save us an amazing amount of time and effort."
Jonathan Eunice, Founder and Principal IT Advisor
Illuminata
"Komodo IDE 4.0 is the Swiss army knife of scripting languages and web development. With the addition of integrated JavaScript debugging, HTML/XML/CSS auto-completion, an integrated HTTP protocol inspector, an integrated DOM inspector, and a handful of other nifty tools, it's quite possibly the coolest thing to happen to scripting languages since, well, ever."
Issac Goldstand, Founder
Mirimar Networks
"Kudos for adding XML catalogs to Komodo 4.0. I am really impressed!"
Bryan Rieger,
Yiibu
"I really dig Komodo's toolbox; it's the coolest thing. It's great to have an editor that you can just extend like that, and share your extensions with the team--quickly, without having to write full-on plugins."
Jerrett Taylor, Director of Software Development
Bravenet Web Services
"I am a Mac addict, and on Mac OS X, I code with Komodo. I love Komodo's clean, integrated UI, the compact and usable project navigation bar, the ability to see code structure, and support for CVS and Subversion, and I was able to create a macro five minutes after installation! I am delighted with the capabilities. Komodo is the best IDE for scripting languages."
Irakli Nadareishvili, Senior Software Architect
Picktek
"Komodo doesn't just act as an IDE for Python but is also a very accomplished Perl, PHP, and Tcl IDE providing all the standard features like code highlighting and folding along with code completion. The Rx Toolkit is so advanced it could quite easily be a mini standalone app as it provides not only matching of text and highlighting but also shows the data that would appear in the various group matches."
Doug Bromley,
Straw Dogs
"I use Perl constantly, and have to say that not only is Komodo the best editor I have ever used for Perl scripts, it's the best editor I've used for any language."
Dr. Ed Chester, Flight Operations Specialist
National Space Centre, UK
"Komodo is a world-class IDE. It makes software engineers out of hackers."
Robert M. Craver II, Software Engineer
NOAA's National Ocean Service
"Komodo has saved us a lot of time with its interactive debugging feature for Perl."
Gene Daniel
Savannah River National Laboratory - WSRC
"Komodo is a great product. My favourite feature is the regex generator/tester. It's saved me heaps of time and aggravation when coming up with complicated regular expressions to get through weblogs and the like."
Ben Maddock, Web Administrator (UniSAnet)
Flexible Learning Centre, University of South Australia
"Komodo is excellent. Keep up the good work."
Ian Thomas, Scientific Software Engineer
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
"Komodo has been a lifesaver. I've never been a big IDE user but now I understand why a good IDE and a debugger are so important."
John E. Vincent
Network Administrator
"Great product, excellent service turnaround times. Komodo is my new IDE of choice!"
Tyler Bye, Senior Software Engineer and Fellow
Protoven
"I love Komodo. I spend about seven hours a day on it, and I think it's great. I use it for Perl, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, XML, Python, PHP, C/C++, SQL and Java. I even use it just to write plaintext files. "
Dave Rankin, President,
Surf This! Web Design, Inc.
"I love Komodo! I have been using it for over two years, and upgrade every time a new version is available. Komodo has always been very useful for me, but I also appreciate the new features and enhancements. Thanks."
Michael Green
"I really like Komodo. The regular expression tool is extremely handy."
Tony Hedges
"Really like this product. I do most of my work in PHP and Perl, and it's super-slick with those languages."
Glen Campbell
Inferno Enterprises
"Komodo for Perl is the coolest thing since sliced bread."
Andreas Goetz
CpuIdle
"I find the regex editor to be my most valuable tool, followed closely by the syntax recognition ability. Thank you for a brilliant product."
Denham Eva
"Komodo is simply amazing. I use it every day at work."
Rob Litten, Programmer
Choice One Online
"I find Komodo to be one of the best tools on the market. It's robust and clean, and the price is good too. I found myself spending way too much on inferior IDE's and was excited when I was able to run Komodo on Linux."
Craig Edgmon
Usagi Development
"Komodo's robustness, ease-of-use and functionality are phenomenal. Thank you for a fantastic IDE. I just can't say enough about it."
Ben Hampson
Developer
"I've been using Komodo in personal, non-profit and professional projects such as Limmud.org, FaxYourMP.com and my own blog (cheerleader.yoz.com) for several years now. The syntax highlighting, check-as-you-type and visual debugger features quickly made themselves indispensible for my Perl coding, and I've not found another editor that can provide them so well. Three-hour bug hunts are now dismissed in five minutes. Purely in terms of time saved, Komodo has paid for itself many times over."
Yoz Grahame
Perl Nebbish and Technology Masseur
"I use Komodo both for daily work and special challenges. It's one of the most sophisticated interplatform IDEs for dynamic languages."
Kristofer Hoelzer,CTO & CIO
HT Design + Software GmbH
"I love it. I bought it and I'm using it daily. Thanks!"
Gary Cook, President
Tzolkin Corp
"ActiveState Komodo really rocks, and to me seems to be the best IDE available on Linux for people doing more than just Java."
Karsten Dambekalns, Project Leader
more.groupware project
"Komodo is great for Perl development. The Rx Toolkit does a wonderful job. I've shown it to a couple of other people and they will be purchasing Komodo entirely on the Rx toolkit."
William Owens, Project Manager
Affiliated Resource Group
"All I have to say is "wow"...very slick application."
User posting
Slashdot.org
"Looks Good! I've never used an IDE until I came across Komodo. I downloaded the evaluation version and installed it at work. It's great! It points out warning and errors as you type. Fully featured visual debugger. It works with perl, python, php, vb, js, xml, ruby, tcl... the list goes on and on. Four stars out of five."
User posting
ProgrammersHeaven.com
"Simply the best. It's the best Perl IDE."
User posting
ProgrammersHeaven.com
"Finally, a professional Perl IDE. I was able to find tiny bugs inside hundreds of lines of code using the Visual Debugging tool without printing hundreds of lines of debug messages. Time creating regular expressions is cut using the Regular Expression Toolkit. Organization of projects along with source control help manage large projects and if you are like me, it helps with managing many projects. Oh yeah, and it works on Linux!!"
Joseph Harnish, Information Technologist
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
"Komodo has been an incredible time-saver for developing our PHP-based web applications. With the new features such as CVS support, Komodo will do everything that we need and want, and does it faster and better than the other PHP IDEs that we've evaluated."
Vincent Danen, CEO
Danen Consulting Services
"Komodo is 'THE' application for a PERL programmer."
Mike Bragg, Programmer
Team Health
"I am VERY happy with Komodo. It's an excellent package with just about everything for the developer."
Paul Macdonnell, System Administrator/Web Application Developer
Codeworx
"The environment is fantastic and the automatic bug detection has saved me many, many hours of debugging. Thank you for a great IDE for Perl."
Laurence Anthony
Dept. of Inf. and Comp. Eng.
Okayama Univ. of Science
"I'm very pleased with Komodo. It has roughly doubled my development speed in Perl."
Chris Morris, Web Programmer
Supanet Ltd.
"There is a good selection of tools to make XSL easier, including ActiveState's Komodo."
Hot skills: Putting style into XML presentations
Computer Weekly CS360
December 2002
"After a recommendation recently, I tried out Komodo on Windows and I can sum up my review of it like this: I'm buying it the minute the paycheck comes this month."
User posting
Slashdot.org
"Congrats on an EXCELLENT debugger! Komodo Code Snippets are worth their weight in Platinum. Production has risen a thousand-fold!!!"
Terrill Bennett, Independent Developer
User Hostile Software
"You folks took all of the work out of building regular expressions using the Rx toolkit! It's the perfect compliment for the "lazy" Perl programmer."
Rob Foley, Student
"I am in charge of everything that has to do with PHP scripting and making our website run smoothly. I just downloaded Komodo, and to tell you the truth I think I fell in love with it. It's purely amazing."
Steve Belanger, Head Programmer
HardwareCart.com
"I love Activestate's products, ActivePerl and Komodo. Rx rocks! Thanks for putting out a killer app (or two, or three...)."
Will Senn, Senior Software Engineer
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)
"Komodo includes useful XSLT debugging facilities that I've seen in no other product."
Cameron Laird
XSLT Powers a New Wave of Web Applications
Linux Journal
"Congrats on Komodo...it's a really nice program. Well done."
Chris Melville, Director
Active Systems Development LLC
"Komodo on Windows is a real winner."
J. Scott Johnson, President
The FuzzyGroup LLC
"With its support for Perl, JavaScript, PHP, and XML (among others) ActiveState's Komodo may be the one IDE that you can use for all of your Web development needs."
Komodo product review
Internet.com
"Komodo is the best Perl editor I have ever had...there is no other editor that has Komodo's capabilities."
Martin Walter, Student
"I think Komodo is an amazing product, perfect for all the programming languages I use, especially the three P's (Perl, PHP, Python)."
David Elrom, Web Programmer
"Komodo is an excellent IDE for PHP coders."
Michael Caplan, Media Coordinator
Institute for Social Ecology
"Thank you so much for Komodo!! Keep up the great work!"
Jeff Neuffer Jr., Data Services Technician
North State Telephone
"This is a wonderful product...a professional grade development environment."
Alex Riter, MCSE
United Space Alliance/CMT
"I am a strictly 'emacs and perl -w' kind of developer, but I brought home a copy of Komodo, decided to play around with it a bit, and is it ever good. Not only did I rebuild the whole script in hours, Komodo makes turning 'use strict' on so painless that I went back and re-built a lot of other stuff from memory, just for fun. Fantastic stuff -- you've made programming a pleasure again."
Clay Shirky, Writer and Consultant
Shirky.com
"I just wanted to stop what I was doing for a moment and thank ActiveState for ActivePerl and Komodo. I've been using ActivePerl on my PC for a couple of years now. But I have spent the past couple of months learning SQL and PHP in tandem and I've downloaded several editors during that time.

Komodo has been, by far, the most intuitive for me. It really seemed to deal well with files containing HTML, PHP and SQL all at the same time. Many editors would highlight one language and make the rest a solid color. I ended up using it exclusively as time went on. Now I am recommending that my company purchase copies of it for all of us in the development arena. Anway, great job you guys!"
Brandon Gohsman
Square One Design
"Well done, folks! This is a great contribution to the scripting community! After Mark Hammond's PythonWin this is another big step forward in scripting and even better: Komodo is platform independent!"
Franz Geiger, Senior Developer
DATEC Datentechnik GmbH
"Komodo is a great IDE...keep up the excellent work."
Gordon Schulz, sysadmin/web-developer
GAD eG
"I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for your Komodo product. I purchased Komodo 1.2 and am completely thrilled with it. I've investigated several other potential IDE software solutions for PHP but Komodo is by far my favorite."
Jason Sheets, Exploratory Junior Engineer
Manpower Managed Service, Hewlett Packard
"I've just downloaded the Linux version of Komodo and IT BLOWS MY MIND. I always was longing for an editor like Komodo. And it's running under Linux AND Windows - great! Thank you folks."
David Lerch, Web Developer
davemedia ltd.
"I work with Komodo for XSLT - it's very helpful."
Joern-Erik Burkert, Editor
PCgo! Grafik & Video
"I've been touting Komodo to anyone who does any development with Perl/Python. Thanks for all the 'late nights' - you've really made a fine piece of software."
Paul Marquardt, QA Design Engineer
EMC Corp.
"We have been using Komodo for Windows to write Perl scripts for quite a while. Simply .. it's great!"
Torsten Sprich, Web Programmer
Thermo Finnigan MAT GmbH