Overview
Editors or text editors are tools that are commonly used to write programming code.
Editors have features such as syntax highlighting, which detects and colors the syntax of your code; and code completion, which predicts the syntax you are about to type and shows you suggestions. These features can improve your development efficiency.
Editors also provide a variety of plugins to help you write code more efficiently. For example, automatically add a tab to uneven lined code, or jump to a function definition when a function is being clicked on, and etc. This is to help you work with repetitive and tedious tasks.
Another type of editor is known as Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which is a multi-functional editor that can compile and debug code, as well as test programs.
Learning Objectives
The use of editors makes coding more comfortable and helps accomplish tasks with higher productivity.
As a matter of fact, coding can also be done in Notepad. However, since Notepad is not a tool designed for coding, it does not have any features to increase the efficiency in writing code.
With the editor, you will be able to code comfortably due to syntax highlighting and code completion. You can also install plugins to add other functions as needed.
If you are not sure which editor to use, compare and contrast the extensions and features provided by each editor to help you decide.
Try using the editor to make your code more comfortable!
Learn from Here
In this section, we introduce Visual Studio Code, an editor which has the largest market share in recent years. It's lightweight, easy to use, and rich in features, so learn to use it well.
Setting up the Editor
Install Visual Studio Code
Setup AutoSave
Setup AutoFormat
Setup File Path AutoComplete
Understanding the Basic Functions
Shortcut Keys
Search Function
Replace Function
Recommended Materials
Documentation for Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is an editor provided by Microsoft. It's a multifunctional editor, so look it up as needed as you learn.
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Documentation for Visual Studio Code
Find out how to set-up and get the most from Visual Studio Code. Optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.
code.visualstudio.com
