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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Languages Programming Paradigms

Vanessa Gutierrez
Vanessa Gutierrez
1,550 Points
Posted by Vanessa Gutierrez
Vanessa Gutierrez
1,550 Points

What programming software do you recommend we download to practice code?

I truly am a novice. Am I to download a program such as Java to practice inputting the codes?

6 Answers

Nicholas Pretorius
Nicholas Pretorius
18,683 Points
Nicholas Pretorius
Nicholas Pretorius
18,683 Points

Hi Vanessa,

For HTML, CSS and JavaScript, having a text editor and a browser are all you need. Try one of these:

https://www.sublimetext.com/

https://atom.io/

For Java, a good starting point would be the Java Basics course on Treehouse:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-basics

You can then make use of the associated Workspaces until you get the hang of it.

Hope that helps!

Nicholas Pretorius
Nicholas Pretorius
18,683 Points
Nicholas Pretorius
Nicholas Pretorius
18,683 Points

Update: I would put Visual Studio Code at the top of this list.

For Java specifically, I would recommend: IntelliJ IDEA

Please note: IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is free. Full-version with all the bells & whistles requires a paid license.

Thomas Buchstab
Thomas Buchstab
14,766 Points
Thomas Buchstab
Thomas Buchstab
14,766 Points

before i was working with notepad++ but i simply work easier with brackets.if you like the workspace on treehouse then you will like it as well. http://brackets.io/

Jeffrey Vierra
Jeffrey Vierra
25,404 Points
Jeffrey Vierra
Jeffrey Vierra
25,404 Points

I have just starting using brackets. I don't think I can use anything else now.

Alberto Medrano
Alberto Medrano
12,908 Points
Alberto Medrano
Alberto Medrano
12,908 Points

You can try Atom by GitHub. It is open source and works across operating systems (OS, Windows and Linux).

Jeffrey Vierra
Jeffrey Vierra
25,404 Points
Jeffrey Vierra
Jeffrey Vierra
25,404 Points

Sublime text is always a great choice. Its a minimal, and has a great plugins

But don't just take my word for it top 10 coding editors

Good luck on your coding journey.

Babatunde Obidare
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Babatunde Obidare
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,925 Points
Babatunde Obidare
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Babatunde Obidare
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,925 Points

You can try Visual Studio Code by Microsoft. It's awesome!

riyaz khan
riyaz khan
147 Points
riyaz khan
riyaz khan
147 Points

bracktes is one of the best coding editor available. I love this because its live preview feature .