I notice a lot of people have been saying that when they are coding they do not use Notepad anymore. Is there a reason for this? I'm planning on learning coding soon myself, and just was curious as to the matter. Could anyone suggest me any programs that they use for writing/editing code that are good? Possibly free? Appreciate the help mates.
Hello, Well, using notepad is really for either beginners who are just starting to understand coding or for REALLY seasoned veterans who understand the coding language really well. I say this because there are alot of programs out there and "Dreamweaver" is by far the best, as it help insert code into the application for you and you don't have to know all the code by hand, and it even color coordinates certain parts and types of code for you.
I've heard a lot about Dreamweaver but never have used it yet. I'll definitely check it out. Splitzer, could you give me a link or something as to where eclipse editing program can be found? Are either of those editing/coding devices free? Thanks again.
I program in PHP. I usually use notepad for quick fixes, and PHPDesigner for projects. It does make it a lot easier. NOTE: I was not aware that HTML was "coding". It's a markup language.
Yes, sorry for the misconception. As I have said I'm pretty new to this whole scene. I realize HTML is actually just a mark-up language and that technically CSS isn't considered programming either. Are any of these programs you guys use free to use? Or do they require pay?
Dreamweaver you have to pay for and if you get it alone it is not to bad on pricing, but if you buy the entire CS then it can be very pricey.
Thank you for that information Shawn. I'll be looking into Dreamweaver's pricings later tonight. As of now, I have a feeling that will be the program that I will more than likely use, unless some people have other suggestions. Possibly free ones that are good? If there is such a thing
Dreamweaver is an excellent product for designers but if all you really want to do is write great code you might want to try nopepad++. It has several features to help with writing code like syntax highlighting & auto-completion that simple nopepad just doesn't do. Not to mention it's open source and free for download.
Just go for Notepad. It's always useful to learn XHTML/CSS so well that you don't need an editor to tell you what the end result will be. It's also a lot faster than having to load bigger programs so IMO, it's not worth the money.