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Setting Up Your Development Environment

Ensuring a well-configured development environment is crucial for a smooth and productive coding experience. In this guide, we'll walk through the steps to set up a development environment tailored to your programming needs.

Choose a Code Editor​

Selecting a suitable code editor is the first step. Popular choices include Visual Studio Code, Atom, and Sublime Text. Install your preferred code editor and explore its extensions to enhance functionality.

Version Control System​

Integrate a version control system into your workflow for efficient collaboration and code management. Git is widely used, and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket can host your repositories.

# Install Git on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Install Node.js and npm​

If you're working with JavaScript or frameworks like React, installing Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) is essential.

# Install Node.js and npm on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm

IDEs and Language Extensions​

We use IDEs for better development experience. IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Vscode offer advanced features tailored to specific programming languages.

vscode

We recommend to use vscode for react development its fast simple and free to use

you can also refer to vscode Documentation for more information.