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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 the name suggests, that's not just an editor, but a full-scale "development environment".
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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 the name suggests, 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), allows navigation between files, provides autocompletion based on the whole project (not just the open file), integrates with a version management system (like [git](https://git-scm.com/)), a testing environment and other "project-level" stuff.
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All of the IDEs are cross-platform.
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For Windows, there's also a "Visual Studio" editor, don't confuse it with "Visual Studio Code". "Visual Studio" is a paid and actually very powerful Windows-only editor, well-suited for .NET platform. A free version of it is called ([Visual Studio Community](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/).
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For Windows, there's also a "Visual Studio" editor, don't confuse it 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/).
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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.
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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.
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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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They are mainly used to open and edit a file instantly.
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The main difference between a "lightweight editor" and an "IDE" is that an 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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- [Atom](https://atom.io/) (cross-platform, free).
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- [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) (cross-platform, shareware).
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- [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) (Windows, free).
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- [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) and [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) are also cool, if you know how to use them.
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- [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) and [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) are also cool if you know how to use them.
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## My favorites
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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 one of the other Jetbrains offerings listed above.
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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 one of the other JetBrains offerings listed above.
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- As a lightweight editor -- [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com) or [Atom](https://atom.io/).
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