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Daniel Muvdi
5,262 Pointswhat editor are you using for html, css and javascript?
I'm using Sublime txt 2 with HtmlTidy package, but I want to know what editor the students are using apart from the workspace editor from the course . thanks!
8 Answers

Misha Shaposhnikov
8,718 PointsBrackets is also an open-source project from Adobe that is written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to edit all sorts of web development file types. It also has an extension manager for creating custom plugins for your editor. Emmit, one of the most complete plugins for text editors, is available for Brackets.

Ryan Carson
23,287 PointsBrackets is awesome and it's actually the project we forked to create Workspaces :)

Daniel Muvdi
5,262 PointsThanks for share this editor looks interesting!

Tristan Gaebler
6,204 PointsSublime Text 2 is awesome. It's easy and fun. It also looks awesome.

Olessia Potapova
3,147 Pointshi,
How do you preview your code in a browser?? I've tried everything it seems and still not working- HELP! I'm both on a mac and windows and use chrome.

Daniel Muvdi
5,262 PointsYes i use a lot Notepad++, but i was programming Lua with sublimeTxt 2 and i get costume to that editor. is really powerful. thanks for share!

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Courses Plus Student 5,041 PointsDo you know some tricks in Notepad++. Please share here.

Kate Hoferkamp
5,205 PointsI would recommend Notepad++ for any beginner, or at least, not having auto-complete on. It helps you learn and remember the code instead of simply relying on auto-complete to bail you out.
When I was first learning Java in High School, we had to write on Notepad++ or paper for our code, since the AP test was handwritten. I improved leaps and bounds because you had to pay attention to the syntax as well as the logic of the programming language.
With that being said, I like the look of Sublime Text 2 more so than Notepad++.

Zachary Dahan
2,392 PointsAfter tried so much text editors and IDE, There's my final words :
Panic Coda : A interesting text editor which combine the terminal, FTP and SVN. He has a great CSS editor with some helpers. I've made all my infancy with it but he had showed up his limit while your skills grow up.
Sublime Text 2 : Really cool text editor, lightweight and modulable with plugins. The select the next occurence feature is a real gain of time when things begin to be to much repetitive. He accompanied me for a long time until I've seen the next one ...
Jetbrains PHPStorm : The ultimate IDE for me. Advanced code completion, FTP support, SVN, Refactory features, advanced shortcut, terminal, preview in browser, and stuff. His plugins make coding easier. Single problem : He takes alot of memory (but I have 8Go of RAM and it's okay) We're waiting the next version who's going to be released in Q4 2014 featuring better Wordpress integration and occurence selector (like Sublime Text). If you don't do PHP, Webstorm takes all the features of PHPStorm without the PHP stuff and %50 cheaper.
There's much text editor who's going to be released soon (I think about Brackets, Atom, etc.) so you gonna have a lot of choice, much more than now. ;)
Bonus : For all Mac Users, there's a tool you should have. It call CodeKit and it's just a must-have. It compiles your SASS/LESS/Stylus, reload your browser, uglify your SwaggSheet and JS, autoprefix your CSS, optimise your images, and stuff. I can't develop without it, regardless the IDE. :p
Double Bonus : This tweet show up which editor is the most used by developers : https://twitter.com/arnog/status/472054755842220032

Thomas Buchstab
1,751 PointsAt the moment i am using Notepad++ but I am still looking around. Found some interesting hints here.

Ricky Catron
13,023 PointsThe best choice for you is whatever enables you to work quickly and efficiently. I personally just use gedit because I run ubuntu and I like that gedit doesn't get in my way. Its simple and easy with no confusion. I am able to focus on my code and not fancy shortcuts.