“Which tools could be useful during AEM Development?”

IDE installation is not necessary, because you can write code using CRXDE Lite, Adobe CRXDE Lite IDE which available through browser when AEM server is running. You can create a new project, create files and modify them there.

Using this tool you can read log messages from the server without heading to switch to the file system and it also has integrations with SVN.

CRXDE however is typically used for minor changes they can be done quickly through the browser without re-deploying a project or to use a data structure in repository.

CRXDE Lite

So basically using CRXDE Lite, you can see the toolbar where user can create or delete, edit files save changes or do other actions. You can also see a repository structure, properties of selected nodes and code editor section.

AEM Developer Tools for Eclipse

For CRX alternatives, CRX is a very powerful tool, but you don’t have to give up on your favourite IDE, AEM allows you to use it almost any – Eclipse for instance, is a plugin which supports almost all features of CRXDE Lite and you need only to configure server for connection with an AEM. The code that used inside Eclipse automatically goes to the server and it works in both ways then you can use quick project creation in editing properties available directly from eclipse.

Useful Tool – ACS

Finally I recommend a closure look at Adobe Consulting Services which has 3 separate products.

1. Samples: they used for Frontends and Backends examples of code created to AEM.
2. Tools: are simplified your development to find functionality which will be used in debugging in creation of new components.
3. Commons: These are production readily usable components and an AEM development toolkit.

Link: https://adobe-consulting-services.github.io/

So, that’s all of AEM development basics, I hope you enjoyed this article, I would like to suggest, Kindly watch video below, Thank you!