"Use the right tools for the right job."
These templates are excellent starting points, as they contain all the best practices for a modern website, such as HTML5 support, optimized loading times, style resets, variable stylesheets, etc:
These are helpful tools for coding your projects. You can't get more lightweight than notepad.exe, but sometimes more firepower and support makes the job faster and easier, especially at debugging time. I think we can all agree that syntax colour-coding is more than just cosmetics. In case you haven't noticed, I develop on Windows.
Here are some editors that I found quite nice:
Need even more firepower? Check out these IDEs:
Remember to modify your PATH so you can launch from command line. If you have other recommendations, I would love to hear it!
Batman doesn't leave home without his utility belt, and neither should you. Make no concessions on your toolbox. You want the right tools for the right job.
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