Programming is a tough job. Programmers have to write and debug hundreds of lines of code. It all can be quite difficult and boring but with the help of a good text editor, they can properly format and write their code. There are a lot of text editors these days with a lot of features, each of them have their own pros and cons and they are useful in their own way but we will discuss about the top 3 most used and easy to use editors.
So whether you are a beginner or a pro, these editors are for you.
1. Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free software and it came out 16 years ago. It is developed by Don Ho and it is written in C++. The name was inspired by the increment operator in C language. It has a simple and clean interface and it does not take a lot of resources to run. Some of the features are syntax highlighting, tabbed editing, auto-complete and a great auto-save feature. It eliminates the risk of losing data and saves the effort of the user to save data again and again. Notepad++ has a huge variety of plugins available to customize the functionality. It is available for Windows and can be run on Linux using plugins.
2. Sublime Text
Sublime Text is also a great free editor with an option to buy a license for more features. The basic license has all the necessary features and with one license you can run it on all your machines whether they are Mac, Windows or Linux. Some features of Sublime Text includes multiple selection, which is a really great feature when you want to make the same change at multiple places for example renaming a variable. Split editing lets you work on two screens. You can open two files side by side. Goto Anything feature allows to jump to any place within the code. Sublime Text allows easy customization with the help of JSON files. Overall it is lightweight in resources and a heavyweight in features.
3. Atom
Atom is an open source editor developed by Github. It is relatively new but has made its place in the industry quite rapidly. Being open source you can install any package from the thousands available. The community contributes and maintains this editor which gives it a lot of features and keeps it free. Teletype allows you to collaborate and work with other developers in real time. Syntax highlighting is very useful for languages like ruby, python, html, css, javascript, php and other languages. Atom is cross platform and works on all operating systems. If you ever face any difficulties, you can contact the GitHub support team which is available 24/7.
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