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kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 PointsThe difference between a Workspace and a Text Editor (like TextWrangler or TextMate)
Is there any difference between a Workspace and a Text Editor (like TextWrangler or TextMate)?
3 Answers
Joy Kesten
Treehouse Guest TeacherHi kabir k - so Workspaces will work exactly the same as a text editor while you're working, it will only prove some differences when you want to access your code at a later date.
Workspaces is quick, easy, and have a built in preview button for fast and easy editing
Workspaces is actually a browser window, so you'll have to be connected to the Internet and signed on to Treehouse to access your work.
Text editors, especially for something like HTML (I see you're taking "How to Make a Website"), you'll likely save an index.html file on your desktop or in a folder and then double click it to view it in the browser. As long as you have your computer, you'll be able to edit your code.
If you're working in a text editor application on your computer, you'll be able to save your code to git hub, or upload the files to the hosting server where your website lives.
Let me know if I answered your question, or if you had something else in mind.
Happy coding, Joy
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 PointsHi lindsey millen - The text editor we are using on Treehouse is called Workspaces. You can download your project files from Workspaces to your computer but I do not believe you can download Workspaces itself to your computer because it's the online code editor for Treehouse. So you will have to be connected to the Internet and signed on to Treehouse to access and use it.
Hope that helps.
kabir k
Jonathan capecchi
2,149 PointsTreehouse you really should offer a downloadable version of workspaces for newbies to use outside of treehouse tutorials :)
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Pointskabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 PointsThanks, Joy Kesten. That answers my question.
lindsey millen
1,936 Pointslindsey millen
1,936 PointsWhat is the text editor program called that we are using in workspaces? Are we able to download it? I have sublime text but I like this one better.