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Asher Goldsby
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,055 Pointswhich text editor should I download
I'm new to this and don't know what a good text editor to use for a beginner
3 Answers
Alena Holligan
Treehouse TeacherVisual Studio Code is becoming popular because it's free and has a lot of great features :)
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsI'm personally fond of Vim, but it has a significant initial learning curve so I can't really recommend it as a "beginner" editor.
Usually, operating systems come with a simple one you could use for a while (such as "notepad" on Windows). After some experience you might have a better idea of what features you'd like to have in an editor which would help to select one.
Asher Goldsby
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,055 PointsThanks Steven
Mark Truitt
8,758 PointsWould agree with Alena on VSC. If you are looking for something a bit more robust an IDE helps a lot. I personally use VSC and PHPStorm.
Alena Holligan
Treehouse TeacherFor a full IDE PHPStorm is GREAT!!!
Asher Goldsby
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,055 PointsAsher Goldsby
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,055 PointsThanks Alena