Acronym for Integrated Development Environment. It is an application that provides several tools for software development. An IDE usually includes:
- source code editor, which is similar to a Text Editor
- debugger, in the case of WordPress, useful debuggers are those for PHP and Javascript code
- automated builder
Some examples of IDEs
- Aptana Studio (Cross-platform, Freeware)
- Codelobster (Windows only, Freeware)
- Eclipse (Cross-platform, Freeware)
- NetBeans (Cross-platform, Freeware)