Technical Communication & Information Design
The open source Web development environment formerly known as the Aptana IDE has been re-christened as “Aptana Studio” and released as Version 1.0.
As of v1.0, the Eclipse-based product has been split into two different “editions”. The Community Edition remains free, and a new Professional Edition has been introduced for commercial use with “priority” support and a few extra features such as FTPS and SFTP.
For details on the new release, see the Aptana blog.
A new version of the Aptana Web IDE is now available with PHP support that includes Code Assist on PHP functions and parameters, improved PHP syntax colorization, and a PHP outliner. The JavaScript outliner and Ajax libraries have also been updated.
Details on changes are available in the Release Notes.
A new version of the Aptana IDE is available with a new colorization engine, Eclipse Monkey support and “tons of enhancements”.
One very special treat supported by the new build (#15637) is an iPhone Development Plugin that adds preview support for iPhone applications, so you can see how your app will look on the iPhone.
So while it’s not exactly the SDK so many were expecting June 11, it might prove useful nonetheless—and I promise, that’s all I have to say about the iPhone today—honest! 
Tired of paying hundreds of dollars every year or so to upgrade your Web development environment? Has the manufacturer discontinued support of your tool of choice? Upset with nasty activation procedures that treat you like a criminal when you pay for software and then have the gall to switch machines or update your hardware? Sick of the platform lock-in? Me too!
There are several free alternatives out there for Web developers who need solid cross-platform support. One of the most ambitious and promising candidates is Aptana, an Eclipse-based environment geared toward Web development. I’ll definitely be taking a closer look at this over the next few days.