Visual Studio (the text editor is known as Visual Studio Code so we’ll refer to that from now on) is Microsoft’s free text editor that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this article, I'll provide an in-depth comparison of two of the most popular text editors: Visual Studio and Sublime Text. This is crucial as there is no “best” text editor out there, only the one that you allows you to create your best work. I’ve dabbled with a few text editors to get a better feel for what suits my needs best.

For example, if you decide to attend a Meetup or in-person coding course, they will use a downloadable text editor, and you’ll need to install this to work on projects both in class and at home. While Codecademy’s learning environment provides an intuitive and user-friending coding experience, sometimes you’ll need to use your own text editor. Below is the Codecademy text editor in full screen at the end of the first module of the HTML course. You’ll already be familiar with a text editor if you’ve taken any Codecademy courses.

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