November 6, 2005
Free Text Editor - Notepad++
As we start this workshop, I have mentioned that you can use any text or web editor to create your JavaScript code. So if you already have Adobe Dreamweaver or another similar type tool, go ahead and keep using it. If you do not and you are cheap (like me) then you probably want something that is free.
A great free text editor called Notepad++ would be a great choice for Windows users. Basically, you need three basic things for a useful JavaScript editor:
1. Line numbering
2. Code folding
3. Syntax coloring
Notepad++ does all these things as well as a few more handy features. It is far from perfect, but it should be more than enough for your basic coding needs. If you are a Mac user then you should be using TextMate even though it is not free.
