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JavaScript

Binish Rizwani
Binish Rizwani
2,824 Points
Posted by Binish Rizwani
Binish Rizwani
2,824 Points

Can I use another editor for JavaScript besides Workspaces?

Workspaces is simple enough to use, but I was thinking for long term use of JavaScript I should practice in another programming editor from the start. Can someone recommend an easy one to install and use? Would appreciate some links.

1 Answer

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

Yes you can, but remember other text editors are not integrated with Treehouse, you will have to import the lessons into your new text editor. The two I would recommend are sublime text and Atom. Both are customizable and have great support.

Binish Rizwani
Binish Rizwani
2,824 Points
Binish Rizwani
Binish Rizwani
2,824 Points

Thanks Jacob. I've seen Sublime Text being recommended a lot, so decided to install that. Now I only wish Treehouse would also do mini tutorials to get us started on these editors (including importing lessons).

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

To import a lesson, just download the files from the video, then add them to a file on your computer and then drag and drop the files from your folder into sublime. you should have the HTML and CSS, just be sure you properly link your CSS to the HTML. Sublime acts just like workspaces, If you want to learn more about sublime Google it and it will give you some really awesome feedback and also look into plugins and themes. Remember if you have a question please feel free to ask, or look it up on stack overflow. Good Luck!