3. Coding tools

There are many different coding and development platforms available. If you need to learn a particular coding language, visit Types of assignments or one of the following resources.

Find:

• Web development
• Software development
• Mobile application development

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Cost Icon	Key
	Free tools are completely free to use with all features.
	Freeware basic functionality included for free. May include paid additional features.
	Open source tools are developed in a collaborative manner, are free to use and can be used, modified or shared openly.
	Paid tools can only be used after purchasing, and agreeing to, a product licence.

Web development

Tools	Summary	Help and Tutorials	Cost
NotePad ++	Source code editor for Windows; supports over 50+ languages.	NotePad Resources
Koding	Cloud development environment; supports Apache, PHP, MySQL, Node.js, Perl and Python. Add other languages as required.	Koding Documentation
replit	Build, test, and deploy directly from the browser.	Getting started with replit: Intro to all major features – YouTube (4m54s)
JSFiddle	Online community for testing and showcasing code; supports JavaScript.	JSFiddle Docs: Getting started

Software development

Tools	Summary	Help and Tutorials	Cost
Visual Studio	Product family that can be used to create software, mobile apps, games, browser extensions, etc. for any platform in any language.	Visual Studio documentation
Lazarus	Develop applications of any type; can be used on Windows, Mac, Linux and FreeBSD.	Laxarus Tutorials
IntelliJ IDEA	Integrated Development Environment (IDE); includes auto-completion and support for error analysis.	Overview of IntelliJ IDEA – YouTube (5m46s)

Mobile application development

Tools	Summary	Help and Tutorials	Cost
Adapty	Create subscriptions and analytics infrastructure in iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Unity across all platforms.	Adapty Quickstart Guide
NativeScript	Create Android, Windows and iOS applications, using JavaScript/Angular/TypeScript.	NativeScript Documentation