Higher Computing Science Text Editors and IDEs

2.  The programmer needs a way to enter code - for this they use a text editor
 Could be as simple as Windows Notepad, but this lacks features
TEXT EDITORS

3. Good code text editors will offer the following features:
automatic indentation
different coloured text for keywords, variables, internal comments
predictive text for keywords / variable names
auto line numbering
different themes (e.g. white/dark background)
TEXT EDITORS

4.  Notepad++ is a text editor commonly used by programmers. It offers more
features.
TEXT EDITORS

5. While text editors are useful for entering program code, many programmers
prefer to use an IDE.
An IDE combines a text editor with other coding tools such as:
Debugging tools e.g. break points, trace tables
File and module management tools
Option to drag / drop user interface elements e.g. Visual Basic, LiveCode
Collaboration / cloud tools e.g. GitHub
Emulators e.g. running a mobile app
IDE

6. IDE examples: Android Studio, LiveCode
IDE

7. IDLE
Python IDEs

8. Thonny
Python IDEs

9. PyCharm
Python IDEs

10. PyCharm
Python IDEs