Editors/IDEs

Editors and IDEs are often a source of debate, fascination, and productivity for developers. Rather than argue about which one is better, let's use this space to share what useful features each editor offers, how to get those features set up, and how to add those features to your own favorite editing environment.

Sublime Text
- An awesome tutorial of some of Sublime's great features.

Feature Matrix

: Feature available by default

: Feature available but requires configuration

: Feature not available

Click on a or to go to the instructions for that feature. Add a new feature by using (i), selecting it, and then using Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on mac) to add a link around it.

			PyCharm	Vim	SublimeText3	Emacs	Atom	VSCode


Python	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
		Jump to function definition
		Jump to variable definition
		Jump to class definition
		Find all calls of a function
		Search for string (project)
		Search for string (file)
		Search for a string in comments
		Search for a string in code
		Jump to file (fuzzy search)
		Get a link on Github for the corresponding highlighted lines
	Linting	Use pylint settings for edx-platform
	Linting	Use pep8 settings for edx-platform
	Debugging	Set a breakpoint
		Add a breakpoint while debugging
		Remote debugging of devstack
	Testing	Run all tests
	Testing	Run tests for a file
JS	Editing/Linting	Syntax Highlighting
JS	Editing/Linting	Use ESLint settings
SASS	Editing/Linting	Syntax Highlighting
SASS	Editing/Linting	Use Stylelint settings
JSON	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
XML	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
Bash	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
Yaml	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
Ansible	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
Ruby	Editing	Syntax Highlighting
PHP	Editing	Syntax Highlighting