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Asher Goldsby
3,143 Pointswhich text editor should I download
I'm new to this and don't know what a good text editor to use for a beginner
3 Answers
Alena Holligan
Treehouse TeacherVisual Studio Code is becoming popular because it's free and has a lot of great features :)
Steven Parker
215,954 PointsI'm personally fond of Vim, but it has a significant initial learning curve so I can't really recommend it as a "beginner" editor.
Usually, operating systems come with a simple one you could use for a while (such as "notepad" on Windows). After some experience you might have a better idea of what features you'd like to have in an editor which would help to select one.
Asher Goldsby
3,143 PointsThanks Steven
Mark Truitt
8,758 PointsWould agree with Alena on VSC. If you are looking for something a bit more robust an IDE helps a lot. I personally use VSC and PHPStorm.
Alena Holligan
Treehouse TeacherFor a full IDE PHPStorm is GREAT!!!
Asher Goldsby
3,143 PointsAsher Goldsby
3,143 PointsThanks Alena