Web Tools #456 - UltraEdit Review, JS Libraries, Git/CLI, React

I downloaded and installed the software onto my Windows machine and the install was fast, flawless, and I was quickly able to choose a nice looking theme and preferred layout. The software isn't bloated and I was able to keep it running on my system while doing other things without any performance problems.

UltraEdit offers syntax highlighting support for just about any programming language you'll ever use. The UltraEdit team maintains a huge repository of user-submitted wordfiles to ensure all languages are covered—even obscure ones that you might not use often.

When you install the UltraEdit text editor, you're also given the option to install UltraCompare, a powerful application that allows you to do 3-way file comparison and merge, folder comparison and sync, binary/hex compare, more.

I had both UltraEdit and UltraCompare running at the same time and I didn't notice a major shift in my system's performance. UltraCompare offers a number of useful features including the ability to perform file comparisons for Excel, CSV, PDF, .zip, .rar, .jar, and more.

Some other features of UltraEdit that caught my attention include:

• Powerful code auto-completion that appears automatically as you type, or, if you prefer, via a keyboard shortcut
• Multi-caret editing and column mode for text selection
• A fully-customizable UI that lets you opt for a simpler look with only the most-commonly used options; or use Ribbon mode for a quick way to access just about any command

I often have to access my primary website server via SSH, and I usually do this via a program like PuTTY, a well-known terminal tool. Since UltraEdit comes with an integrated SSH/telnet client, I wouldn't have to have an external way to access my server, so this is tremendously useful.

You can access the SSH client via the File menu, then choose "FTP/telnet". From there you can open the SSH/telnet console or manage your SSH/telnet connections.

Once you've entered details on your connections, you can connect and the SSH console will open just above the regular text editor pane. From here you can run whatever commands you like, just as you would in a program like PuTTY.

Overall, this is a nice piece of software that I know you'll be impressed with. You can download a 30-day fully-functional trial of UltraEdit and if you buy it, you get UltraCompare free. You can also include UltraEdit as part of a full suite that includes other useful applications for software developers.

So if you're looking for a new tool to consider as your primary text editor, you should try out UltraEdit, I don't think you'll be disappointed.


Now on to this week's tools!