There are a LOT of different programs to use for HTML! Sublime is a great one but there are three FREE specific programs that are very useful.
Windows:
Notepad++
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.html
Notepad ++ is only for windows and is the best program to use for HTML. It is very user friendly and the interface is very clear. The download is free and there are two different versions, a 32 bit and a 64 bit. If you have Windows 8 or Windows 10 in 32 bit, choose the 32 bit version. If you don’t know what you have, then choose the 64 bit. (I don’t know exactly what I have on my Windows PC so i just chose the 64 bit one.) The website clearly describes what you should download
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MAC:
There are two MAC programs that I was recommended to use. One is in Beta and the other is completed and updated frequently.
TextMate
This program is in BETA and my favorite out of the two. It has a black screen background and color codes the HTML in the program. It also auto indents when coding, which is extremely important to keep organized.
http://macromates.com/download
In the download, there are a few different options with requirements. If your mac is up to date, then choose the first download (Textmate 2.0).
TextWrangler
This program is the most common HTML coding program on macs. It is extremely reliable but somewhat barebones. The HTML tags and variables are also color coded for organization.
http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/download.html
When you access this link, just choose to download TextWrangler. I have no idea what BBEdit is.
To see the program on your browser, save the html document as (ex. homework1.html) on your desktop. Then click that document and it should open up with Chrome or Firefox to show what your code looks like.
It is up to you which programs you want to use. It is all based on personal preference 🙂 you can always email me at ccf15@pitt.edu or talk to me for help.
ALSO: For the website assignment, the program to upload your HTML code is used with FireZilla. Ill make a separate post for that because the process can be complicated
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