im new to coding...

[Lilninjsways]

Hey im new to coding and learning off of code academy but what would i use on windows 10 to code freely?

[marten.aap2.0]

what languages do you want to learn/use? different languages require different programs.

[Lilninjsways]

21 minutes ago, marten.aap2.0 said:

what languages do you want to learn/use? different languages require different programs.

python and html

[marten.aap2.0]

Just now, Lilninjsways said:

python and html

for html (and CSS, JS and PHP) I'd recommend notepad++ or MS visual studio.

 

python is also possible in MS visual studio, but I don't have any experience with that, I have only used my raspberry pi for python.

[Lilninjsways]

1 minute ago, marten.aap2.0 said:

for html (and CSS, JS and PHP) I'd recommend notepad++ or MS visual studio.

 

python is also possible in MS visual studio, but I don't have any experience with that, I have only used my raspberry pi for python.

okay thx!

[PorkishPig]

16 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

python and html

I would suggest that you grab the PyCharm IDE by JetBrains for Python. You can grab the free community version from https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download.

 

As for HTML/CSS, you should go with Notepad++.

[Lilninjsways]

k thx

[Meic]

Visual Studio Code for Python is great and I have heard good things for HTML/CSS/JS in it as well.

 

Also, for python and/or runnning a webserver for your html, take a look at Bash on windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/ubuntu/9nblggh4msv6

[wasab]

You need pycharm man. Don’t get anything less. Pycharm ide will literally autocomplete and type 75% of the code for you.

[vorticalbox]

3 hours ago, marten.aap2.0 said:

for html (and CSS, JS and PHP) I'd recommend notepad++ or MS visual studio.

 

python is also possible in MS visual studio, but I don't have any experience with that, I have only used my raspberry pi for python.

visual studio code for all of them, though pyCharm is extremely good for python development.

[geo3]

Another vote for VS Code. I used it at work for pretty much all my programs. 

[bowrilla]

My editor of choice is Atom all the way with a few language specific additions. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'm also throwing in the lot for Visual Studio Code. It has a lot of options now as far as plugin support goes, but it's great out of the box. Plus it feels pretty quick and less bloaty despite being developed on Electron.

[Cruorzy]

You can use anything.

[JohnDoe_21Century]

Man, I think that you need first of all understand the fundamentals of programming, whats is a variable, constants, if statement, Loop,  Arrays or collections...  just for start.

 

When you understand how this works, you will be able to write any programming language that you wish.

[Dat Guy]

On 14.5.2018 at 1:41 PM, marten.aap2.0 said:

different languages require different programs.

 

This is an entirely false perception. There is no reason to not use your go-to editor (whichever it is) for any language - it's all text.

 

I can recommend @Lilninjsways to stay away from Electron-based editors like Atom and VS Code though. Electron is inherently broken. I, personally, use different editors on different operating systems, so I would not want to recommend one certain editor. If you want a list anyway:

• Sublime Text (commercial, but mostly written and extended in Python, plus: very easy and powerful).
• GNU Emacs (free, multi-platform, could use the usual Ctrl+S, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C shortcuts if configured, world's best auto-indentation).
• Notepad++ (Notepadqq on inferior operating systems) (a reasonably "better" Notepad with syntax highlighting, but - in my experience - rather unstable).

At least Sublime Text and GNU Emacs support running Python right from inside the editor, so you can "live-test" your code on the fly. The latter even has syntax checkers for a number of languages.

[marten.aap2.0]

22 hours ago, Dat Guy said:

On 5/14/2018 at 1:41 PM, marten.aap2.0 said:

different languages require different programs.

 

This is an entirely false perception. There is no reason to not use your go-to editor (whichever it is) for any language - it's all text.

I know you can just use notepad++ and editors like that for all languages, but if you want to make your life a lot easier, you should look into IDEs designed for specific languages. eg, you can just write PHP code in NPP, but PHPStorm actually 'understands' your code and almost writes it for you. So PHPStorm would be a lot easier and more time efficient.

[Dat Guy]

A good IDE supports all languages alike.

[reniat]

4 hours ago, Dat Guy said:

A good IDE supports all languages alike.

That doesn't mean all IDEs are created equal for all languages. Yes code is just text, but the framework around that text isn't always the same. For example, intermediate debugging (compiling and executing code while current execution is paused) is a really handy feature at times and not all IDEs have that ability or have maintained plugins to add that feature. I don't believe it's possible to add that in notepad++, for example (though I could be wrong).

[Dat Guy]

The Acme IDE calls whatever command you want it to, for example. 

[mariushm]

Python is free and can make Windows applications.  Go is free...

 

Free Pascal  is free and can create Windows applications ... it's like Delphi but Delphi is kinda fallen out of fashion these days.

 

There's also Visual Studio Express / free versions from Microsoft,  with VB .net and C# and other languages free under some conditions/limitations.

 

You can write your code in various editors... i prefer these days Notepad++ , but there's Notepad, Ultraedit, and IDEs that come with the programming language... the source code is just text, in some cases with some special formatting (like in case of Python for example)

 

[Dat Guy]

2 hours ago, mariushm said:

Python is free and can make Windows applications. 

You can not make Windows applications with Python, except you use a third-party .exe wrapper.

 

2 hours ago, mariushm said:

it's like Delphi but Delphi is kinda fallen out of fashion these days.

That is not a valid reason to stop using it if it is the best tool for the job.

[Guest]

On 5/16/2018 at 7:28 AM, Cruorzy said:

You can use anything.

I was going to combat this with "But Notepad ++ has the Open with Firefox/chrome/explorer" feature in the dropdown menu. 
But then I realized if you have normal notepad and file explorer open you can just double click the file. 
Or just notepad & the browser & refresh the browser anytime you want to see the page updated. 
If only I liked HTML.... As for python, good luck. I still have no idea how to get a program to run with that. I got Ruby to work with a detailed guide so I imagine it to be similar. 

[vorticalbox]

6 hours ago, fpo said:

As for python, good luck. I still have no idea how to get a program to run with that. I got Ruby to work with a detailed guide so I imagine it to be similar. 

python location/to/script.py