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Disinformation Is An Open Source Problem
The Oxford dictionary defines disinformation as “false information which is intended to mislead.” That simple definition seems to understate the problem, given the fact that ...
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Using PHP Beautifier with Komodo IDE
Update: adjusted the PHP Beautifier instructions slightly as per @h Komodo IDE recently added a code formatting feature, including built-in formatters for javaScript and HTML/XML. ...
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Komodo 5.1 is released!
As posted here, we released Komodo 5.1 today: Komodo IDE 5.1 has been released! The latest iteration of ActiveState’s dynamic languages IDE features improved navigation. ...
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Komodo 5.1 released (fast open, history, hyperlinks, etc.)
We (ActiveState) released Komodo 5.1 today! Get it here: Komodo IDE Komodo Edit Komodo IDE 5.1 is a free upgrade for Komodo IDE 5.x license ...
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Highlighting, History, Hyperlinks & More!
Komodo IDE 5.1 has been released! The latest iteration of ActiveState’s dynamic languages IDE features improved navigation. The introduction of the History feature lets users ...
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Setting up Komodo Edit for Drupal development
Here at ActiveState HQ, it seems like I am doing more and more Drupal development. We’ve been using Drupal for a long time for various ...
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Find highlighting and Linux/x86_64 support in Komodo 5.1a2
We released Komodo 5.1 alpha 2 a couple of days ago (shame on me for not announcing until now). Get it here: www.activestate.com/products/komodo-ide/download-ide/ Please try ...
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SciMoz in Firefox 3 as an extension.
I just noticed that ActiveState community site member nanomir posted a picture of SciMoz / Scintilla running in Firefox 3: nanmoir has been working on ...
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PDK 8.0: The End of Wrap, Deploy, Repeat.
It’s time to celebrate: today we’re launching Perl Dev Kit (PDK) 8.0! Hoorah! Deploy to Any Platform from Any PlatformPDK 8.0 introduces an enhancement to ...
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PHPDoc and JSDoc auto documenting
Nathan Rijksen has recently posted a neat Komodo macro that I’ve found very useful when editing PHP and JavaScript files: https://community.activestate.com/forum/phpdoc-autocompletion What Nathan’s macro does ...
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Want Something? Pull a Trigger
Although there’s been a disconcerting spike in gang-related shootings here in Vancouver, this article is talking about Komodo’s triggers, macros that fire automatically under certain ...
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ppm install MinGW
Here’s a really cool development for ActivePerl users on Windows. MinGW is now available from the ActiveState PPM repository: C:\>ppm install MinGW This installs the ...
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Live Projects and why I don’t use them.
I have to get this off my chest: I think the default “Live Import” on Komodo projects can be dangerously confusing. A number of friends ...
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