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+# Code editors
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+The code editor is the place where a programmer spends most his time. 
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+There are two archetypes: IDE and lightweight editors. Many people feel comfortable choosing one tool of each type.
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+## IDE
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+The term [IDE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment) (Integrated Development Environment) means a powerful editor with many features that usually operates on a "whole project". As said, that's not just an editor, but a full-scale "development environment".
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+An IDE loads the project (can be many files), and then allows to navigate between files, provides autocompletion based on the whole project, integrates with version management system (like [git](https://git-scm.com/)), with testing environment and other "project-level" stuff.
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+If you haven't considered selecting an IDE, look at the following variants:
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+- IntelliJ editors: [WebStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/) for frontend development and [PHPStorm (PHP)](http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/), [IDEA (Java)](http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/), [RubyMine (Ruby)](http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/) and other if you need additional languages.
+- Visual Studio is fine if you're a .NET developer.
+- Eclipse-based products, like [Aptana](http://www.aptana.com/) and Zend Studio.
+- [Komodo IDE](http://www.activestate.com/komodo-ide) and it's lightweight free version [Komodo Edit](http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit).
+- [Netbeans](http://netbeans.org/).
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+All of them with the exception of Visual Studio are cross-platform.
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+Most 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.
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+## Lightweight editors
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+"Lightweight editors" are not as powerful as IDEs, but they're fast, elegant and simple.
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+They are mainly used to instantly open and edit a file.
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+The main difference between a "lightweight editor" and an "IDE" is that IDE works on a project-level, so it loads much more data on start, analyzes the project structure if needed and so on. A lightweight editor is much faster if we need only one file.
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+In practice, lightweight editors may have a lot of plugins including directory-level syntax analyzers and autocompleters, so there's no strict border between a lightweight editor and an IDE. 
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+The following options deserve your attention:
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+- [Atom](https://atom.io/) (cross-platform, free).
+- [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) (cross-platform, shareware).
+- [Notepad++](http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/) (Windows, free).
+- Vim, Emacs are cool, if you know how to use them.
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+## My favorites
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+The personal preference of the author is to have both an IDE for projects and a lightweight editor for quick and easy file editing.
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+I'm using:
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+- [WebStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/) for JS, and if there is one more language in the project, then I switch to other Jetbrains editors like [PHPStorm](http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/) (PHP), [IDEA](http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) (Java), [RubyMine](http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/) (Ruby). There are editors for other languages too, but I didn't use them.
+- As a lightweight editor -- [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) or [Atom](https://atom.io/).
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+If you don't know what to choose -- you can consider these ones.
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+## Let's not argue
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+The editors in the lists above are those that me or my friends -- good developers are using for a long time and are happy with.
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+There are other great editors in our big world, please choose the one you like the most.
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+The choice of an editor, like any other tool, is individual and depends on your projects, habbits, personal preferences.