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Code editors

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- [Instructor] Code editors are not people. Code editors are actually software that provide an interface for code writing and editing. Think of it like a prescription pad where prescribers write instructions about which medications to dispense. Code are file documents. So if your code is formatted well, you can write it in plain text files and save it as the target's file type. Code editors provide functions like syntax highlights, auto-completion, indentation, and spacing, which improves productivity. Code editors are also typically language-agnostic. So they can support multiple programming languages. You can also find platform-specific code editors like Notepad++ for Windows, or TextEdit for macOS, or cross-platform editors like Atom, Sublime, Vim, and Visual Studio Code. This is what some of the editor interfaces look like. This is Notepad++, and this is Atom in dark mode. It's definitely has the programmer vibe.…

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