Tools

Here be a list of tools and useful things for programming.
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
JetBrains IDEs
​A suite of IDEs for various different languages, free educational licences are available. IDEs include
​IntelliJ IDEA - (Java and Kotlin)
​PyCharm - (Python)
​PhpStorm - (PHP)
​CLion - (C and C++)
​GoLand - (Golang)
​Android Studio - (Android Development with Java or Kotlin)
Visual Studio
​Standard IDE in most environments, developed by Microsoft for multiple platforms including .NET, Visual C++ and Visual C#, Visual Basic, Azure Devops etc.
Xcode
​Apple's ownIDE, (App Store) macOS only. Best for C, C++ and Objective-C.
Text Editors
Sublime Text
​Sublime is cross platform and has a free trial for life. It supports loads of languages, has a built in terminal, etc.
Atom
​Github's homemade editoris cross platform, Open source and has lots of support.
Visual Studio Code (VSCode)
​VSCode by Microsoft “Free. Built on open source. Runs everywhere.”.
Vim
A highly configurable (normally) terminal based text editor. Open source, huge amounts of support. High skill ceiling due to the unique way the editor is navigated, but improves workflow/efficiency massively
Git
Tower
​Tower is cross platform and extremely powerful while still being accessible for Git novices
GitHub Desktop
​GitHub Desktop is GitHub's own cross platform GitHub client.

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