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submitted 1 day ago by starlight@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I'm looking for a privacy-focused code editor that can handle HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I am just learning how to code, so I need something that works for beginners as well as respecting my privacy. I have looked around, but I don't know which one is the best option.

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[-] kurotora@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Probably I'm going to be downvoted as f*ck, but if it's for HTML, CSS and JavaScript the most privacy respecting option could be vim or, with a pinch of salt, Notepad++ if you are on Windows. If you are learning grab a good reference book or website (I used w3school like 20 years ago) and break things. On a personal level, I never liked the "training wheels" that some editors force into you. But, could be that this isn't a quite popular opinion ๐Ÿ˜…

Edit: some fat-finger typos

[-] starlight@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I've been using websites like w3school, but I'll also pick up some books as well. Thank you.

[-] Quique@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You want a privacy code editor but you use w3schools? That is not very good combo.

this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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