Shoutout to the free online editor that made me stop using my old IDE

I was stuck on a simple Python script for days in my heavy desktop program. Tried Replit in my browser and fixed the bug in 20 minutes because the error messages were actually clear. Anyone else switch to a simpler tool and see a big jump in progress?

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briannguyen3d ago

Yeah, my buddy was in a similar spot trying to learn JavaScript. He was wrestling with a big, fancy code editor on his laptop for weeks, just stuck on the same basic loop problem. He finally tried one of those simple browser-based code playgrounds on a whim, and the way it showed the live output and errors side-by-side just clicked for him. He said it was like the fog cleared instantly, and he finally got how his code was actually running. Sometimes those heavy tools just add noise you don't need when you're starting out.

the_diana3d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, @briannguyen, he struggled for WEEKS?