Relationship between Eclipse, Aptana, PyDev, and LiClipse -


i've been going in circles trying understand odd relationships between , varying levels of "standalone-ness" of these tools.

i've been using aptana studio on osx 4 years , been happy it, recent update 3.6 blew many things ended rolling 3.4 work.

for better or worse, aptana, i'm not bound , frustrated latest version, python stuff went haywire. searching painful, threads , advice many years old.

so, in way of questions:

  • can explain relationship between eclipse, aptana, pydev, , liclipse? , more importantly:
  • a recommendation meets following criteria

what need/want is:

  • something free , open source
  • with current , active community
  • easily themeable dark colors i'm not staring @ sun 8 hours day
  • tight python features (pep, pylint, ability jump references keypress, etc)
  • tight html/css/javascript features

like said, aptana, frustrated in apparent lack of current community , how seems falling apart.

well, i'm not sure question stackoverflow... anyways, i'll try explain how goes:

aptana studio 3 ide supported appcelerator. main focus on supporting appcelerator mobile platform (actually that's titanium studio, aptana studio 3 basis -- languages aim html/css/javascript, what's needed titanium)... although integrate pretty old version of pydev (as pydev requires newer java whereas they're still on older version of java, so, guess it's hard them keep date).

back in day, supported development of pydev, decided stop support time ago -- there's bit more history at: http://pydev.blogspot.com.br/2013/03/keeping-pydev-alive-through-crowdfunding.html.

after that, liclipse (http://www.liclipse.com/) created out of frustration support dark themes , have support more languages (it crowdfunded project -- should've been open source project, didn't reach goals that, so, in end it's closed source, , revenue part of keeps pydev development going on).

and @ last, eclipse basis both platforms -- so, external plugins should integrate nicely of those.

now, on recommendation front:

  • liclipse should meet dark/python/html/css/javascript issues (its focus on editors front on being dark-themed/lightweight , easy add support new languages), it's not open source (some parts of have been made open source though: http://www.liclipse.com/text).

  • aptana studio 3 should still work , give support dark/python/html/css/javascript too, given have convert things pydev java own version, python support bit outdated (as current community/support, can't comment, guess should able report problems them try solve issues have).

  • and other choice (which may bit more work configure) using bare eclipse , installing pydev , separate plugins html/css/javascript (it seems there multiple available, can't comment on of those).


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