How can I start coding on a system to begin building websites and real world apps?

Question

I've been coding on the Sololearn app on my android phone for a while now and I recently just acquired an Acer laptop but I am not sure of how to start coding on a system so I can start developing websites and real world apps.
Please share me some thoughts on what I need to do

Answer 1

Mofey I recommend you start with Visual Studio Code for web development:
https://code.visualstudio.com

Android Studio for Mobile:
https://developer.android.com/studio/

Both are free and both are fantastic. Fullstack developers use multiple tools for different things all the time.

When you have a budget for commercial licenses, you may want do look at IntelliJ IDEA from JetBrains and their other IDEs.

https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/

Also, Visual Studio 2017 and Xamarin are great for multiple device development.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/xamarin/

These also have community versions, but I've never used those versions before. So, I'm not familiar with their differences. I prefer VS Code for Web and Javascript stuff and VS 2017 for C# development.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/

I also love, love, love all the JetBrains tools and use the almost interchangeably depending on my mood.

Answer 2

Also, congrats on getting a laptop to develop on. This transition will truly accelerate your learning.

I, personally, can't stand developing on my phone. I find it impossibly frustrating. I'm a thousand times more productive with a full desktop OS using a full blown IDE complete with debugging capabilities, keyboard shortcut support, a terminal emulator, and so much more.

The horrible typing interface, lack of tab formatting, no undo abilities, zero debugging tools on mobile devices make for a crippling programming experience for me on a mobile device. It's like programming at 20x slow motion speed and constantly correcting typos.

Best of luck to you moving forward.

Answer 3

Mofey using your laptop to code is similar to using your phone..Just that you need some apps depending on what you are going for..You need apps like SUBLIME TEXT EDITOR or ATOM~Web Development, PYCHARM~Python, NetBeans, DreamWeaver etc..

Answer 4

Really hard to write code on phone, start with notepad++ or sublime, or u can use visual code/studio, if your developing in java/kotlin use android studio, if your developing with swift use xcode

Answer 5

To add to my previous comment. I moved over from Atom to Brackets. So much better, i can view css and html at the same time while have a live view of the website. Saves a lot of time not having to save and refresh everytime i want to see changes I've made

Answer 6

Anything that edits text. So a simple text editor will do. I use Atom to edit code.