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Posted by yuehe
yuehe
688 Points

Where do I code for my new website?

Hello!

I have enjoyed Treehouse tutorials very much and am ready to start coding for my new website. However, I was just wondering which coding environment is available outside when I leave the tutorials on Treehouse and start working on a real project.

Thank you!

6 Answers

Austin Morphies
Austin Morphies
2,151 Points
Austin Morphies
Austin Morphies
2,151 Points

Hey there! Well I currently use notepad++ It allows you to preview your compiled code in several different browsers and the best part, ITS FREE!!

I also recommend using sublime text and that is a paid program though. So starting out, I'd use notepadd++ This is what i've used to create the following website. www.thedailyquote.net

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I currently use Sublime, and Cloud9, when I'm tired of spending hours trying to get Windows to freaking run a basic developers environment. I'm moving more and more towards Cloud9. I also use Atom a bit, and sometimes even Brackets when I want to quickly run through working out the front end of a website, as Brackets has a live mode that changes literally as you code.

Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points
Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points

I'm with you 100%. I also suggested Sublime and C9. C9 was my first cloud environment, but I seem to be using it more and more every day. I'm really starting to love it (just wish it has as many cool plugins/features as Sublime!).

I haven't checked out Brackets yet. Sounds interesting.

Cheers,

Mike

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Same here, I keep moving further and further into C9, but I agree I wish it had as many plugins/features as sublime. But for not having to deal with a windows environment I'll take the trade off. At home on my MBP, I'll mostly use Sublime, some C9 for quick and dirty projects I don't want to set up for.

On windows, if it involves Ruby, I go straight to C9.

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

I got so frustrated with Windows I added a dual boot Linux Mint and LOVE it. On my super powerful desktop I run windows 7 in a virtual box than when it was running windows organically. It was easy to do, but there is a little trick depending on your graphics board.

Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points
Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points

Not a bad plan, Ted. I've been looking into VirtualBox lately. Might have to bite the bullet and screw around with it, soon.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I may have to look into this as this is what I am facing at work. I have a nice custom built Windows PC, but holy crap is it frustrating to build on. May look at this. Never done something like this before, so I may be Ted Sumner 'ing you if I have questions. :)

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

I will help as much as I can. I did a laptop and a desktop. My desktop was so screwed up to start with Windows crashed so hard I couldn't rebuild off the installation disk. Mint installed great, though. The laptop had a healthy Windows and dual boot took about 30 min.

Make sure you look at the brand video card you have. There are special instructions (easy and reboot if you forget) to get the boot running.

Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

I use brackets almost exclusively as it is free and has many features. I am starting to look at cloud9 and codeanywhere.

Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points
Mike Hickman
Mike Hickman
19,817 Points

Hi Yuehe,

For coding on your personal machine, I highly recommend downloading Sublime Text. It's a great editor. You can write your HTML/CSS and just view it on your local machine.

If you want more of a cloud based environment, check out Cloud9 at c9.io . Really cool cloud based development environment with a free plan.

Cheers,

Mike

Austin Morphies
Austin Morphies
2,151 Points
Austin Morphies
Austin Morphies
2,151 Points

Hey Ted Sumner, I didn't even realize brackets was free. Definitely going to look into it!

Thanks!

Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

One thing about code9 is you can connect to your github account and thus use Cloud9 and your text editor of choice.