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Posted by Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

Best coding editors for Windows 8.1?

Hey friends,

I've been a Mac user for well over a Decade. I have not used Windows since '98. My MacBook Pro just crapped out on me due to the RadeonGate issue.

I just built a new PC. It has Windows 8.1 on it. Liking this OS so far.

Can you guys recommend me some good coding editors for the web development tracks here on Treehouse?

I'm used to Coda on OS X.

I am going to check out Google now, just looking forward to seeing what the community recommends.

Thanks,

Jon

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Light Table is a fairly new code editor which compares well to the ones listed below.

Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

Dustin Matlock, thanks. As usual you give great advice. That video you sent me was excellent. Looking forward to learning new things. Just gotta figure out how to monetize my newly acquired skills :p

3 Answers

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
7,369 Points

Sublime Text is really nice and Notepad++ , i think these one are the best , i prefer thought Sublime Text but you should try them out and see whats the difference :)

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

I use Notepadd++ :)

I hear Sublime is really nice, but I think it costs money.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
7,369 Points

Well, its free , theres a licence that you can buy but i see it as free. The way noepad++ works i dont like it plus sublime look really nice and cool.

Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

Thanks David Omar, I downloaded Brackets and Atom. Love the look of Brackets so far.

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

My personal favorites are Brackets and Atom

Derick Moncado
Derick Moncado
23,259 Points
Derick Moncado
Derick Moncado
23,259 Points

Darude - Sandstorm

Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

Is this a joke?

Garrett Rodriguez
Garrett Rodriguez
17,588 Points
Garrett Rodriguez
Garrett Rodriguez
17,588 Points

Sublime for sure. If you are doing web development with any SASS or Compass make sure to link our source maps so you can debug and edit live in Chrome. This is a big time saver. Also make sure you get CMDER. That may be more important than a text editor coming from OSX.

Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

Garrett Rodriguez, thank you. Not sure I like the interface though. Is it possible to theme it?

Joseph Kato
Joseph Kato
35,340 Points
Joseph Kato
Joseph Kato
35,340 Points

Yes, for example, here is a very popular alternative: Soda. There's also, among many others, a Brackets-styled theme.

Jonathan Musso
Jonathan Musso
3,760 Points

@josephkato Thanks for the themes. I will definitely check them out.