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General Discussion

Tia L
Tia L
331 Points
Posted by Tia L
Tia L
331 Points

Software needed for front end development track?

I am currently using a late 2009 13" Macbook, and would like to start the front end development track. I recently tried to run Atom, but it severely lags and is much too resource intensive for my computer. Is it possible to get through the track with something more lightweight like Sublime or Brackets? I don't see a list of software needed for the track, and would like to figure this out before buying a subscription.

Thanks!

4 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hi there Tia,

Any text editor will do. Many people like Sublime. Brackets is free. Atom is very customizable, but it really is just what works best for you. Early on, I did the same track on my old Macbook (circa 2001). If you find that even those editors are giving you problems, you can also do the whole track using Treehouse's Workspaces.

Welcome to Treehouse and Keep coding! :) :dizzy:

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

No need to buy software, Sublime's trial version and Brackets are more than enough.

sumit garg
sumit garg
30 Points
sumit garg
sumit garg
30 Points

There might be lots of online text editors in the market.

But as I know, these are the top 3 (Available on both Windows and MAC)

  1. Sublime Text [Fast, Costly, Perfect]
  2. Brackets [Moderate, Free, Perfect]
  3. Atom [Bit slow, Free, High Customizable]

If you are looking for an online text editor go for CodeAnyWhere it is an online text editor.

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