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Iam building a application that helps web developers design website's.It would be appreciated if you(web developers) gave me some feedback on what you would like to see in a web developer application, that other applications dont. Iam asking you this because i could just develop a web developer application on what i think i could use to develop a website.Except it proallby will be only good for me , and maybe a few other people lol.But i want other developer's thoughts on what they want in a web developer application.

P.S. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread.

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Brief, practical roadmap and priority checklist for this project. 's idea to cover many server languages is ambitious; is right that scope can explode quickly. A small, rock‑solid core editor (HTML/CSS/JS) plus a well‑documented plugin/extension system will make later language support manageable and invite contributions.

Core editor features to get right first: fast syntax highlighting and language-aware completion; snippet/abbreviation expansion and multi-caret editing; a reliable pretty‑printer (reformat) plus a reversible minifier/whitespace stripper so builds can be compressed for production but still debugged (source maps or a “pretty” toggle). Doctype-aware validation and configurable linting rules are low effort with high payoff. Add an in-app live preview with device-width emulation and live reload for HTML/CSS/JS workflows.

Server-side languages are heavier. Rather than baking runtimes into the app, design a runtime/profile layer that launches external servers or containers, captures stdout/stderr, and exposes debugger hooks. That makes supporting things like C# (as suggested), PHP, JSP or ColdFusion a matter of adding profiles or plugins that call an existing runtime or Docker image. Important caution: cross‑platform runtime behavior and debugging protocols are the hardest parts — keep the editor and runtime loosely coupled.

Workflows and UX: built‑in terminal, git integration, project templates, deploy targets (SFTP/Git/CI), and a plugin marketplace for formatters, linters and server profiles. Release an HTML/CSS/JS MVP first, provide a clear plugin API, then add server runtimes incrementally. This minimizes risk and delivers real value early.

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what are you looking to implement? Just HTML and CSS. Or other web related languages i.e. javascript, php, even asp and .net?

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iam going to implement html,css,js,jsp,php,cfm,asp,asp.net

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iam going to implement html,css,js,jsp,php,cfm,asp,asp.net

so not alot then lmfao.

ermm.

- sensible formatting options i.e. reformat code (to indent correctly)
- export code function (remove whitespace)
- if your gonna check for syntax allow different doc types i.e. html strict/transitional
- maybe implement syntax for mobile only websites?

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so not alot then lmfao.

ermm.

what other languages are there lol that's all i could think of.i really dont want cgi its old and out of date i think.correct me if iam wrong.

- export code function (remove whitespace)

what exactly do you mean?

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lol i think you misunderstood me

what other languages are there lol that's all i could think of.i really dont want cgi its old and out of date i think.correct me if iam wrong.

the ones you stated will if you look to implement them correctly be ALOT of work just keep that in mind. perhaps start with a basic design and implement just html first. to do it well there will be alot to go into it.

- export code function (remove whitespace)

as a web designer if youve ever used w3c web tool for removing whitespace. it is key as it can reduce file size and speed up pages.
yet ive never seen something similiar implemented into a designer. reformatting is usually there but not remove whitespace.

you dont seem to be getting many responses here so perhaps spread your message around the other boards targeting that specific audience

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alright thanks for all you input

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why not c# acting as cgi? I appreciate a tool that works and deal with really ugly code, a perfect one :)

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why not c# acting as cgi? I appreciate a tool that works and deal with really ugly code, a perfect one :)

sounds really neat,ill try to implment that in my app.

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