e Goes Gold

My favorite text editor for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby/Rails, etc development just announced its 1.0 stable release.  The beta versions were very good and I rarely ran into issues.

If you aren’t using e, you should check it out:

If you’re like me and jealous of the Mac crowd who gets to use TextMate ( /drool ) then this is the best alternative for Windows.  (I hear there is a Linux version coming soon).

But if you’re not privy to what coolness awaits you, allow me to tantalize you with some e-excellence:

• Keep looking up the exact doctype syntax?  Type doctype<TAB> and a context menu appears allowing you to select your doctype (XHTML 1.0 Transitional for example).   (And you should be using a doctype header).
• Type head<TAB>, it creates the header section for you, places the cursor right where you put the title, press <TAB> again and you're ready to enter scripts and style sheets.
• Want more? Try link, style, body, div, table, ul li ... the list goes on.

These are just the HTML bundles. There are a crap-ton of bundles that already exist for TextMate, and they are supported with e.

So head on over to http://www.e-texteditor.com and pick up a trial copy. If you like it, consider buying it. The time you save will surpass the measly $35 you spent in no time. time.