Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Komodo 4.0 IDE readied

analysis
Jan 19, 20071 min

Komodo 4.0, ActiveState's IDE for dynamic languages, is due to be released next Tuesday. The IDE has been re-engineered for end-to-end development of dynamic Web applications, with tools for dynamic languages and Web application frameworks. Komodo allows for editing and debugging of server-side and browser code. Technologies supported include: JavaScript, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, XML, Perl, Ruby, Rails and

Komodo 4.0, ActiveState’s IDE for dynamic languages, is due to be released next Tuesday.

The IDE has been re-engineered for end-to-end development of dynamic Web applications, with tools for dynamic languages and Web application frameworks.

Komodo allows for editing and debugging of server-side and browser code. Technologies supported include: JavaScript, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, XML, Perl, Ruby, Rails and Tcl (Tool Command Language). Supportive platforms include Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

New in version 4.0 is a DOM (Document Object Model) Viewer, which is a graphical tool presenting a tree view of XML and HTML files. Also featured is HTTP Inspector, for viewing and adjusting browser-server requests. HTTP Inspector allows for correcting application behavior.

A new JavaScript interactive shell helps uncover bugs in code.

Programmers can extend the IDE as well. ActiveState is offering a new community site with resources for developing and sharing extensions. Also featured are forums, FAQs and contests. The site is currently in a beta stage of development.

A new license for Komodo 4.0 costs $245 until February 28. After that, the price is $295. Upgrade pricing also is available.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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