diff --git a/1-js/01-getting-started/2-code-editors/article.md b/1-js/01-getting-started/2-code-editors/article.md index d36561bc..030928f6 100644 --- a/1-js/01-getting-started/2-code-editors/article.md +++ b/1-js/01-getting-started/2-code-editors/article.md @@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ An IDE loads the project (which can be many files), allows navigation between fi If you haven't selected an IDE yet, consider the following options: -- [WebStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/) for frontend development. The same company offers other editors for other languages (paid). -- [Netbeans](http://netbeans.org/) (free). +- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) (cross-platform, free). +- [WebStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/) (cross-platform, paid). -All of these IDEs are cross-platform. +For Windows, there's also "Visual Studio", not to be confused with "Visual Studio Code". "Visual Studio" is a paid and mighty Windows-only editor, well-suited for the .NET platform. It's also good at JavaScript. -For Windows, there's also "Visual Studio", not to be confused with "Visual Studio Code." "Visual Studio" is a paid and mighty Windows-only editor, well-suited for the .NET platform. A free version of it is called [Visual Studio Community](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/). - -Many IDEs are paid but have a trial period. Their cost is usually negligible compared to a qualified developer's salary, so just choose the best one for you. +Many IDEs are paid, but have a trial period. Their cost is usually negligible compared to a qualified developer's salary, so just choose the best one for you. ## Lightweight editors @@ -33,21 +31,11 @@ In practice, lightweight editors may have a lot of plugins including directory-l The following options deserve your attention: -- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) (cross-platform, free) also has many IDE-like features. - [Atom](https://atom.io/) (cross-platform, free). - [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) (cross-platform, shareware). - [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) (Windows, free). - [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) and [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) are also cool if you know how to use them. -## My favorites - -The personal preference of the author is to have both an IDE for projects and a lightweight editor for quick and easy file editing. - -I'm using: - -- As an IDE for JS -- [WebStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/) (I switch to one of the other JetBrains offerings when using other languages) -- As a lightweight editor -- [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) or [Atom](https://atom.io/). - ## Let's not argue The editors in the lists above are those that either I or my friends whom I consider good developers have been using for a long time and are happy with.