In this lesson, we will open the webpage in a text editor. Text editors can be used to read and write code.
- Edit the view-me.html file, by opening it in a text editor (such as Notepad)
While "Notepad" is a perfectly adequate text editor (and is already included on every Windows computer), it is not the best editor to use for writing code.
A popular development editor is Visual Studio Code. Using a purpose-designed development editor has many advantages, including color-coding the text and auto-completing certain words. Visual Studio Code can also display a "preview" of the file you are working on.
A good development editor makes reading and writing code much easier.