I write in PhpStorm. Should I switch to Sublime Text 3?

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Good afternoon.
Worked for NetBeans for a long time, then (and currently) PhpStorm.
I plan to switch to Sublime Text 3, but I wonder - is it worth it?
In PhpStorm I am currently writing on NodeJS + Sails. There is no Find Usages and normal autocompletion there, although it works better in Sublime Text 3 (checked).
Are there any screencasts on how to quickly use this editor (hotkeys, autocomplete, popup docs, etc...), so that I can evaluate according to my taste - is it worth switching to it?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

All the features of heavy IDEs are usually not needed, and they work slowly. At the same time, Sublime is very fast, easily extensible with plugins and themes. There is a whole repository for Sublime Text extensions.
Definitely worth a try. A couple of years ago, I also switched from one of the IDEs from jetbrains and absolutely do not want to go back. I think how it suits you depends on whether you prefer heavy all-in-one harvesters or light and flexible tools with a lot of customization options.

Answer 2

I want to remind you. Sublime is a text editor, an awesome text editor.
PhpStorm is an IDE that allows you to speed up your development with things like static analysis, project auto-completions, and so on.
You will not see a lot of things in sublime that are in normal IDEs.
I myself also spent a year on sublime, and eventually dumped it on PyCharm due to static analysis, auto-completions and some other things.
If your IDE is buggy to the point that it infuriates you, definitely go, if not, then try sublime for 2-3 months. Then you will be able to understand what suits you best.

Answer 3

well, I'll tell you, you're confusing something, PhpStorm has more bells and whistles out of the box

Answer 4

Here are some screencasts about Sublime. True, there is about the second, but with the third the difference is not big.
net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/perfect-workflow-in...

Answer 5

I've been coding in Sublime Text for almost a year and a half. The editor is great and all, but it's not suitable for large projects. PHPDoc is not fully supported, there is no sensible code auto-formatting, there are no code refactoring/rearrangement tools. Autocomplete is not very smart.
By switching to PHPStorm, development has become more comfortable. It has everything you need right out of the box! And in order to make a decent IDE from Sublime Text, you need to install a mountain of plug-ins for a long time and hard, and it’s not a fact that it will be possible to make everything convenient.
Sublime Text is good not as an IDE, but as an editor.
Compare writing code in Notepad (the default Windows notepad that doesn't even have smart tabs) and in some good specialized IDE, feel the difference and essence and stop asking stupid questions.
I also want to note: the choice of the main development tool depends on the experience and knowledge of the programmer.