当我的服务器在VM上时使用IDE

Question

I mostly develop in PHP, but I'm using Python and Ruby more and more. I edit the code in my OS (I'm on a Mac, so OS X Snow Leopard), but my server is on a VM (VM Fusion).

I use the IDEs mostly for their syntax checking - something TextMate, Espresso, et al, are not so good at. However, I can see that all these IDEs have vastly more power than syntax checking, but I'm not using it because the server is a VM.

For example, being able to set breakpoints and step through code. I've used these features with JavaScript, so I know how useful they are, but I can't use them because my server is on a VM instead of running natively inside the same OS as the IDE.

Is there a way of taking advantage of all these powerful features, without either developing inside the VM or running the server in Mac OS X?

Answer 1

I don't know what sort of server you have that couldn't be run natively in Mac OS X for development -- pretty much anything would work great. Alternatively, you can run the IDE in the VM along with the server -- desktop apps work just fine in VMWare too. So you have two excellent alternatives facing you -- do whichever one is easier!