I program directly on my webserver, so I know about parse errors in about 2 seconds, no fussing with FTP or anything. Plus, vim will tell you if you're missing a bracket or if you spelled a function name wrong, which is all I really need.
I don't think I could function very efficiently without Zend.
*looks for his T&T++ program* apparently, you can't WITH it, either!
I program in-directly on my webserver, without the useage of a FTP server (I use Samba instead), which is fast enough to be humanly indifferent.
It doens't highlight the code for you, though.
Trust me, my opinion isn't unjustified. I've tried using Notepad2. I use vi(m) when Zend isn't available, but when it is, I'm sure as hell going to use it.
Really. Notepad2 and an Apache server....fuck Zend.
Ew, no. Zend is too hot to fuck. I've already said I like Notepad2; I don't know why you think I don't run an Apache server, because I do. Just because I use Zend's development tools doesn't mean I also use their optimization tools. ZendStudio is amazing.