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I've spent a lot of time examining and modernizing my toolset and workflow since switching to the Mac platform in February of this year.
I used to use Dreamweaver for all of my code editing, and I still do sometimes because for some quick edits it's just the fastest tool for me.
However I've really taken a liking to Sublime Text 2. Because it's so powerful and flexible it takes a while to become proficient, but once you dial in the additional packages/extensions that you need it's pretty damn smooth. I really dig the simplicity of the UI.
Most of my sites are built as custom WordPress themes now, and I do as much development as possible locally using MAMP before moving to a remote server. It saves a lot of time.
I also started using Live Reload last week, which is really cool because it saves from from hitting command+R all the time, but I've also found it to be just a bit buggy.
I haven't taken the plunge of CSS preprocessors just yet, but that's probably on the horizon.
Since switching to my Mac I've also made an effort to learn some basic Unix/Linux commands and integrate that as part of my workflow when possible. So far it hasn't been too much, and it's mostly just been for kicks, but I think it's cool.
For FTP I'm still using Filezilla but I'm thinking there's gotta be something better. I like the split-screen file listing of my local machine on one side and the remote server on the other. I haven't found any other FTP apps that have that feature. If there's a good one I'm missing please let me know.