Linux.com: A Survey of Linux Web Development Tools | Linux Today

Linux.com: A Survey of Linux Web Development Tools

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 13, 2005

“Choice is a good thing, and Linux users have plenty of it when
selecting a program for Web development. Users can choose from the
basic no-frills text editors, to full-featured ‘what you see is
what you get’ (WYSIWYG) programs. Here’s a survey of the best
programs I’ve used.

“This is by no means an exhaustive overview of all Web
development programs available for Linux. For example, since the
original Mozilla Suite has largely been displaced by Firefox and
Thunderbird, I’ve decided not to review Mozilla Composer (or
Netscape Composer). I’ve also kept to programs that are mature, and
available under free and open source software licenses…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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