Creating a real site

Question

Hi all

I have a useful project in mind. I’m just wondering when I come to code for real is there a console you can download, similar to what is offered by SoloLearn, to allow you to run your code and check it instantly?

I’ve had a brief look round and can’t seem to find anything that does the job

Answer 1

Hmm, you could use any of the editors really. If you're saving it to your local drive, it's easy enough to just open it to view it. Many programs will let you sync up with your server, but not all programs do that. Dreamweaver lets you view it instantly within the program itself.

Personally, I use Sublime Text or WebMatrix 3, but I also have Dreamweaver installed since I'm subscribed to Creative Cloud; admittedly I haven't used DW that much yet.

Answer 2

Hi Alex James,

The most lightweight option I've found for HTML with internal CSS and JS is this site:

https://htmledit.squarefree.com/

but it has limitations, so be sure to save your work separately.

The most lightweight local option I've found for separate HTML/CSS/JS files is to use the default text editor in your operating system (e.g. Notepad, Kate, etc.). Example setup here:

https://code.sololearn.com/W326FKwAKXtN/?ref=app

There are lots of environments available as Fata1 Err0r said (e.g. VScode).

I also recommend checking out jsFiddle and CodePen type options.

Once you're ready to go with live hosting, it's more complicated to set up a build process with livereload. Although there are free alternatives, I typically recommend going through the motions of figuring out how to tie a Google Domain (paid) with a public github repository or private gitlab repository.

I hope this helps! ☺