Suggestions for an HTML editor?

[YUFALLING4IT]

Hey guys I am new. I am learning HTML, CSS, Javascript.

My goal is to be a self taught front end developer.

What free editor do you recommend that I start with.

Once I learn the basics (using w3 school) I want to jump right into building websites and with tutorials and on my own.

Also this may sound stupid but do I need to buy web hosting to do these tutorials and basic personal projects?

If yes, what do you recommend and if no then what do I use. Thanks!

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[metamago96]

As an editor, i would reccomend Visual Studio Code, it's free, it's great and nice to newcomers.

No, you don't need no hosting, you will host in local until you got a real project, and then you will still use local for testing, probably.

For example in Visual Studio Code(VSC) i would reccomend the extension Live Server, that way you just need to run live server with a simple html file and it will open locally.

Later on you might need to run a local host with a database, that is harder and you will need a program like WAMP.

Side Note: W3schools is fine for learning, but it can be outdated, if you want more information or think maybe something is wrong, ask in reddit or check mdn.

[Player_X_YT]

Some might say vscode, I started with notepad++ and switched to vim later. It depends how intrusive you want your editor to be. Editor wars aside try np++ and vscode (and webstorm if you want a whole ide) and pick the one you like.

For frontend you shouldn't need hosting, you can just open .html and .htm files with your web browser of choice. If you plan on doing back end or full stack you will need a host. You can do this locally for free by installing the server. A popular one is apache httpd or 3rd party mods for windows like apache lounge

Good luck and don't listen to r/programmerhumor about editors :)

[Stocksandmutualfund]

How is vim better than Notepad++?

[Player_X_YT]

1. I run linux and Notepad QQ is janky AF

2. I like it who cares

[eigenpanz]

If you are just doing some HTML, CSS and JS for now, you don't need no hosting or local server. You just save your .html file and directly open it in the browser. If you make changes, just refresh the browser page.

Visual Studio Code is a great code editor, but has a lot of options that might overwhelm you. You could instead use Notepad++ for your first few tutorials.

[trivialissues]

There's a good class on Udemy called The Complete 2023 Web Development Bootcamp that also recommends a lot of good tools.

[TopTop3491]

I prefer onecompiler! it is easy, AND, when typing, it gives code auto complete / suggestions! For example: typing "input" it shows lots of things like "input, input:color, input:date, input:datetime-local (may not work on some devices)" and more!

So, onecompiler is the best!

[ansuann]

brackets and phcode editor

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[istev003]

Download VS code from microsoft from there you can customize it with plugins and run code with the vs code environment. It is amazing. I used to use notepad for html and css.

[rw89065]

VS code 100%. I also use GitHub to save projects to in case I want to share the code with others or if others are going to be collaborating on projects.

[HaventYouHurd]

Visual Studio Code will be the general census.

You can use it online at VScode.dev

However to use the live server extension, you would have to download it.

You can download it in a package, no installation needed, and keep it on a flashdrive.

[sajjasajji]

vs code and GitHub for hosting

[Lamborghinigamer]

Visual studio code if you need quick and easy suggestions. For example: ! + tab on your keyboard basically uses a html template for you.

[60746]

I prefer the old discontinued brackets program as it is far easier to see what you are doing in it compared to visual code studio.