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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Getting Started with Sass Nesting Selectors

Owen Boochever
Owen Boochever
14,582 Points
Posted by Owen Boochever
Owen Boochever
14,582 Points

What program are you using to write code files?

I'm in TextEdit on a Mac but can't get the file extensions to work right.

6 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,868 Points

Hi Owen,

TextEdit is limited when it comes to file extensions and not really a text editor designed for code.

I'd recommend using a text editor such as TextWrangler, Brackets or Sublime Text.

Hope that helps.

-Rich

James Home
James Home
12,011 Points
James Home
James Home
12,011 Points

Definitely Sublime Text. If you're going to use Sublime Text I'd recommend using the Emmet plugin.

I have tried Notepad ++ (not many features), and Atom (slow!).

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,868 Points

No problem, hope you find your preferred text editor.

-Rich

Cameron Archer
Cameron Archer
5,399 Points
Cameron Archer
Cameron Archer
5,399 Points

I really like Text Wrangler

John Mutch
John Mutch
6,961 Points
John Mutch
John Mutch
6,961 Points

I am using Dreamweaver since that is part of my Adobe CS package. It has not failed me yet; although I am just an hour into the course. Most employers I have worked for go with industry standards and I need the Dreamweaver practice. Good luck my fellow Club members!

rosinapissaco
rosinapissaco
13,401 Points
rosinapissaco
rosinapissaco
13,401 Points

This is the best one! https://atom.io/ Why? https://youtu.be/bo5MM2N_3tw