Due to being in an intro to web page design class, I’ve had the chance to learn about/play with some IDEs and FTPs. If you’re serious about coding, or just want an easier way to code, these could be helpful. All of the ones I will be listing are FREE, but there are ones that you can pay for that offer more features. But, those are more aimed towards those who want to create a full fledged and advanced website. First, I’ll explain what IDEs and FTPs are, using what my book has told me about them.
IDE: stands for Integrated Development Environment. It’s basically a special text editor for coding. Most of them will provide syntax coloring and an auto-completion tool.
FTP: stands for File Transfer Protocol. This allows you to transfer folders and files for your website from your computer to a web server with Internet access. I don’t know if these work with tumblr themes, but they’re a good tool for coders to have apparently?? I’m just going on the recommendation my professor gave me, ok.
now on to the list of IDEs. I will indicate next to each one the Operating Systems they are available on because not all of them are available on multiple platforms. I will also give my thoughts, if I have any, on them.
Aptana Studio 3 - Windows, Mac, Linux. This one is the one my book recommends but I find it difficult if not impossible to use on a Mac, so, yeah. It’s a good program you just have to really work hard to get it to, y’know, work.
Brackets - Windows, Mac, Linux. This one is a breeze to work with, highly recommend
Notepad++ - Windows. This is the one my professor recommends over any of the others, but it only works on windows based computers. I can’t tell you how it works as I have a mac, but I trust my professor’s judgement on this. so give it a shot if you want.
TextMate - Mac. I haven’t tried this one out, but it seems legit and it was listed in my book so it’s not a scam or anything.
Netbeans - Windows, Mac, Linux, and more. This one is more for web development, but still fun to poke around in and play with. Also completely free to use.
For FTPs, there is only one free one that my book recommends. But, since I don’t think you really need an FTP for coding here on tumblr, this is just for those of you who are interested in coding in general and want to maybe launch your own website down the road. idk I’m including it because I can.
FileZilla - Windows, Mac, Linux. the CLIENT application is available on all platforms, but the SERVER application is Windows only. I haven’t had the chance to get around to using this application yet, so I have no opinions other than it’s legit and it’s free so it’s a win win??
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