Notespad++, chrome, and chrome debugger.
For quite some time now these tools have been my staple of choice when it comes to writing Javascript. About a month ago I ran across the website jsfiddle.
jsfiddle is a free online service in which you to create sandbox instances or fiddles. What it give you is a screen which captures your HTML, css, Javascript, and renders it all in one view. It supports many of the now-a-day javascript frameworks, such as jQuery, Mootools, etc or no framwork at all for you purists out there. If this is not enough to make the switch, the site allows you to fork your designs.
Lets say I'm writing a component, and BOOM... I have a new thought, re factoring is in the works, however, I don't want to loose my current design (sentimental reasons). Using my old method it would be save, copy/paste, rename, reopen. A lot of wasted time and hopefully, something or one hasn't come to interrupt my new found enlightenment. jsfiddle is much simpler, just Fork my current design and start a new with my re factoring, saving it in the cloud.
I know it's a stretch but the only caveat that I have found it will not allow you to upload any resources, for what ever reason.
If you haven't already it's worth the few minutes to sign up, and fiddle with some code.
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