What do you use to code websites?

[st3phvee]

I use VSCodium! VSCode without the MS telemetry / Copilot bloat! I know there are a few handy extensions that aren't available on VSCodium, but I way prefer it over VSCode.

[torrent-empress]

I used Phoenix code, been using that since when it first came out as brackets and had been funded by Adobe. I really like it, personally.

Before that I used sublime text and atom on occasion.

[hikatamika]

Used to use Atom before Microsoft/GitHub sunset it… Now I use VSCode. I've been meaning to switch to VSCodium, but I've been having convenience-induced laziness despite the Microsoft Telemetry and AI-Chatbot-Coding bloat.

I used to use WordPress for content management, but the plugin bloat and over-complicatedness of adding new content to my site made me switch to 11ty, where I just have to HTML/CSS/JS-up support for content types, and then adding new pages, posts, and art to my site is as easy as adding Markdown or Nunjucks files with YAML metadata. Love it.

[Yoylecake420]

I copy-paste most of my html.

[bugwatcher]

VSCode, and I push the updates from that using git to my live site ^^ I just like to work offline without affecting the code of my actual site

I used to just code directly in nekoweb's files, and then i used their online VSCode clone called Nekode, but when that stopped working on my browser and I wanted to rework my whole site anyways, I use the method above now ^^b

Edit: I'll consider switching to VSCodium I think :0 the copilot stuff annoys me anyways

[fairyrune]

i've been using phoenix code recently. it offers a live preview plugin which helps me a lot - refreshing constantly is annoying!  i'll be moving to linux soon, so it's nice to know it has a linux version too. it's very clean, you can have multiple files open at once and switch between them easily while retaining the live view.

[cinnamuff]

I use Notepad++ for all of my coding needs!!! It's lightweight and doesn't use up a ton of memory. Before I moved all of my coding files to local storage, I used Neocities's code editior since that was where my sites were hosted before I moved to Teacake!

[5000]

I know this thread isn't about languages, but my choices don't make sense if I don't explain my workflow a little bit.
So, I've mostly been using a mixture of VSCode & Obsidian. Obsidian makes sense since I'm using Hugo to turn markdown files into webpages, and though I've also exported some pages on my site directly from Obsidian, I'm intending to replace them with pages that'll be easier to update thanks to Hugo. I will occasionally use external tools like a Markdown to HTML or HTML to Markdown converter when I need them.

I use VSCodium! VSCode without the MS telemetry / Copilot bloat! I know there are a few handy extensions that aren't available on VSCodium, but I way prefer it over VSCode.

Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had never heard of this and I am delighted, going to be replacing VSCode right away!

[oversky]

I was using VSCode but lately I've been trying out Zed. It has a very similar interface, good typescript integration, and is much more efficient.

Most importantly it has a "Disable all AI" button!



I've also found using a Vite development server quite handy for the hot-reload. Makes it easier to iterate on layouts and fix bugs.

[st3phvee]

I know this thread isn't about languages, but my choices don't make sense if I don't explain my workflow a little bit.
Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had never heard of this and I am delighted, going to be replacing VSCode right away!

You are very welcome! VSCodium is awesome.

[Grey]

I use Macromedia Dreamweaver 8! It's a very old program, but it does what I need it to do. I mainly like how it has a built-in visual representation of your site that you can drag and drop elements into if you're not a big fan of coding, but it also has a split-view mode, where one half is a code editor and the other half is the website. I'm a pretty big fan of this, since you're not stuck in the loop of saving a document and refreshing the page.

I don't know if I'd entirely recommend it though? It is very old and I know that some old programs don't run very well on newer machines (especially if you use a Mac) and I'm sure there's probably a newer, freeware alternative that I'm just not aware of. I don't really go out of my comfort zone when it comes to programs, I like sticking to what I know, so I'll probably use this stuff until it flat out stops working on my computer

[lakes]

I switched code editors twice. Well, technically 3 times if you count the neocities code editor. I went from VSCode to VSCodium to KATE.
There's actually a way to reinstall your VSCode extensions onto VSCodium. You have to click the settings icon next to the extension and then download it as a VSIX file. Then upload the VSIX file to VSCodium's extensions. But I kept having to reinstall my OS and redo this for reasons I won't get into. So I switched to KATE. KATE is nice, but I can't seem to get the Git to work. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it doesn't support Codeberg.

[rhyswynne]

I use VSCode for my main development. Occasionally for quick changes I will use something like Sublime Text 2, as it's a lot less bloated.

I did try using Cursor, but I didn't get along with it. VSCode I immediately switch off most of the code completion AI work. Don't need it thank you.

[Solinus]

I use the Neocities editor for small edits, and VS Code for redesigns and the rare client project. In other words, what everyone else uses...

[pepper]

I use Sublime Text. There are dozens of us! (I think I counted three maybe four other users in this thread).

I have addons for syntax linters, simple debugging, bracket matching, and file management from the sidebar, and a few other convenience features, and my config file is pretty extensive. I have it just the way I like and I've used it for years, so I just don't see any reason to leave if I'm only working on hobby stuff. I've used VSCode in school before but it's too much for me, I prefer that Sublime is just, the text and the file tree, and that's it. Sublime was also my first introduction to Solarized Dark (my beloved).

I also use Filezilla for FTP to upload my files directly to Nekoweb. So when I change  a file, I upload the change in Filezilla, and immediately see the live results. It means I update my site a lot when I'm working on it but it's nice to see immediate live results.