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HTML How to Make a Website Beginning HTML and CSS Follow Along with Workspaces

Posted by Anthony Yu
Anthony Yu
2,438 Points

Where can I find a text editor that is like workspace? I tried using textedit of Mac but it's nowhere near workspace.

Where can I find a text editor that is like workspace? I tried using textedit of Mac but it's nowhere near workspace.

7 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I'm already a VIM addict, so I dont' use it myself, but I've heard that Brackets is really nice, and much like workspaces.

Jason Anders
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Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

I used Sublime Text 2 for the longest time, but recently began using Atom. Both are great. Both have pros and cons. For me, I just found Atom was more customizable. Brackets is good too. So, really, it kind of just comes down to personal preference. :)

And Steven Parker, I've got to give you some praise for Vim. I've tried learning/using it, but man is that one heck of a learning curve. Maybe one day I'll tackle it again. :)

:dizzy:

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Back when I learned Vim's predecessor, Vi, the only other serious choice was Emacs.

If you want to give it another try, have you seen Vim Adventures? It's a hoot. And Treehouse now has a Harnessing the Power of Vim workshop (taught by a guy who uses it while typing on a Dvorak keyboard!).

Adam Mould
Adam Mould
6,292 Points
Adam Mould
Adam Mould
6,292 Points

Alongside VIM and Brackets (as suggested by Steven), Sublime Text is a popular text editor used by a lot of developers. It has a lot of extra packages you can install to customise your IDE to your preferences.

I'd also like to suggest Atom as another powerful text editor. I've not used it personally but have heard a lot of good things about it from colleagues.

David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points
David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points

Like Jason said,

Atom.io is basically a new version of Sublime Text. I've been using it for a long time and it's served me well :)

Here's a link to download: Atom

robin riley
robin riley
538 Points
robin riley
robin riley
538 Points

text wrangler, via app store

Anthony Yu
Anthony Yu
2,438 Points
Anthony Yu
Anthony Yu
2,438 Points

Amazing, thanks guys

Alvin Webb
Alvin Webb
3,511 Points
Alvin Webb
Alvin Webb
3,511 Points

Here a list I used current being the first.

  1. brackets (Mac)
  2. text wrangler (Mac)
  3. Sublime text 3 (Mac/Windows)
  4. Coda (Mac)
  5. Notepad++ (Windows)
  6. Dreamweaver (Mac/Windows) ** Little expensive when you have free.
  • Sites with IDE
  1. nitrous.io (Paid) Does not work well with iOS or android devices.
  2. https://c9.io (Free wit limits/Paid) Does not work well with iOS or Android devices.
  3. https://codeanywhere.com (One I head of but not tried).

What you might be more interested in would be a site that offers IDE support. This gives you a online playground which allows you to be someone in a way mobile.