

If you do not have Chrome on your computer, you can install it here. Chrome includes very useful tools for developers which you will use often. However, for web development I recommend you use Chrome. Our website should, of course, run in all major browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari). Reload Visual Studio Code to activate the extension. Type “Live Server” into the search field and install the extension. While we’re at it we’ll an extension to VS Code that will give superpowers to our editor: Live Server.

If you do not know which one, use Visual Studio Code for now. You may use an editor of your choice but I will occasionally refer to some functions of Visual Studio Code (VS Code). My current favorite among the many editors is Visual Studio Code (free). Therefore, I recommend that you use a modern code editor. But there are editors that greatly simplify your work as a programmer.

Editorįor creating web pages, a normal text editor would be sufficient. Our Toolsįor web development, you need two programs: an editor to create the files for the website and a browser (for example Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Chrome) to view and test your website. Let’s dive right in and create our first web page.
