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which editor is best for nodejs

Hi all , I'm starting with nodejs and wanted to know community's view about which editor should i use for nodejs app.

I have phpstrom and in some video tutorial i found webstorm for the js .

so i'm lil bit confused which editor should i use . For better productivity and keeping code DRY.

Please suggest me the best tutorial for nodejs .

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lindstrom's avatar

I honestly have no idea other than to say that WebStorm has Nodejs support built in. There is a plugin for PhpStorm. If you're comfortable with Storm for your php development, might as well grab the plugin and use it for Nodejs, too. However, I'm sure lots of folks would suggest Sublime as a (speedier) alternative. A quick Google turns up some tutorials for setting up Sublime for use in Node and JS projects.

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@mhopkins321

WebStorm and PhpStorm are extensions of the IntelliJ platform and customized for their intended use cases. That's why it makes sense that WebStorm would have built in support for Nodejs whereas it's an optional plugin for PhpStorm. For simplicity's sake and to avoid sounding pedantic, you are absolutely correct.

martinbean's avatar

@clod You would, given that you’re spamming the forum with links to it, and have emailed me numerous times asking to publish a post on my blog “reviewing” it.

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