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Lawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsWhat's your preferred text editor for web development?
I been using notepad++ but I am wondering if there's anything better and visually more comfortable. So I like to hear what others are using , thanks.
6 Answers
Jose Farrugia
7,704 PointsI am currently using Text Wrangler on Mac for my HTML/CSS needs, however, I heard a lot about Sublime. Sad to say it costs a fortune too at $60.
Nevertheless, I used Notepad++ back when I was on Windows too.
Benjamin Noack
8,079 PointsI've been using Sublime Text and it's wonderful. Level Up Tuts has a great series of tutorials including themes, functionality, and installing plugins. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnpHn493BHEYF4EX3sAhVG2rTqCvLnsP EDIT: Sublime will let you use it in a free trial period for as long as you like. It will, however, occasionally annoy you with a pop up dialog to buy the license. I think it's completely worth it.
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsBenjamin Noack thanks for the link. That could be good.
I don't think there's any connection there to Tuts+ but they seem to be sneaking in a little of the Tuts+ branding. A quick glance at that page made me think they were related.
Jose Farrugia
7,704 PointsBenjamin Noack, I will definitely look at Sublime Text in the near future. In the mean time I'll stick to the free text editors. Team Tree House should have some sort of discount for Sublime for us newbie developers.
Lawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsBenjamin Noack For sure, it looks aesthetically pleasing, I just like to work in an organized matter and I find notepad++ to get the job done but it's so easy to get lost with code especially when you work with 2 large monitors displaying the flash of white light into your face for hours on end!
Jose Farrugia
7,704 PointsLawrence Shvartsberg, I believe there's a darker theme available with Notepad++.
Lawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsOh really? Hm I'll have to look into that for sure, I just came across this since the topic really crossed my mind today. http://waher.net/archives/1013 and http://timtrott.co.uk/notepad-colour-schemes/ , I think I am gonna experiment with these, but as well take the suggestion with sublime as well.
Jose Farrugia
7,704 PointsLawrence Shvartsberg, check out the Preferences/Options of Notepad++. There should be some built-in themes.
Lawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsYeah there is, found one that fits my interest, I think this will do in the meanwhile :) , thanks
Larry Goodhue
4,246 PointsSame as Benjamin. I prefer using Sublime Text. I use the free trial, and it's amazing. I do get the dialog box, but it doesn't annoy me very much.
Lawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsLawrence Shvartsberg
9,666 PointsAh I should of stated what operating system I work on, I can work with both but ideally prefer to work on windows 7. Hm, that is quite pricey just for an editor, especially asking for a license is a bit silly in my opinion but it looks almost similar to the code editor they use in tree house (if not exact)
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsJason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsLawrence,
Sublime text works on windows, linux and mac and the license is per person so you could put it on a home and work computer for example.
The plugins make it great.
As Benjamin mentioned, the trial is not time limited so it's perfectly fine to use and evaluate while taking these courses here. If you start working though and use it for commercial reasons then you should purchase a license.
I think it's $70 now (upgrades are around $30) and that's really not a lot if you're doing this for a living. You have to remember that there is a developer on the other end of this that is working a lot of hours to build and update this software.
"Package control" is essential because it will make looking for and installing other plugins easy, provided they're in package control.
Themes are available too.
Here's a course on using sublime: https://tutsplus.com/course/improve-workflow-in-sublime-text-2/