Hey everyone! I've been a backend developer for 15 years and have everything pretty well sorted out. Recently, I decided to dive into building my own Flask/Python website, but I'm struggling with a few issues:
- I can't ctrl+click to access my JS or CSS files.
- I can't right-click to rename an HTML class or ID without messing up the associated CSS files.
- I can't figure out how to see which CSS is actually being applied to a class, thanks to all the cascading.
It feels like I'm coding the old-school way and I suspect it's because I'm lacking the right tools. I've heard mixed things using ChatGPT about what tools to try, but I started with PyCharm and then tried IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, yet I don't see any significant advantage of IntelliJ over PyCharm besides support for Java. Any suggestions? Thanks!
5 Answers
I've been all about IntelliJ Ultimate for my work—definitely worth the investment! Good tools can really elevate your workflow.
I mostly stick with JetBrains IDEs like PyCharm and WebStorm. They're really robust for web development!
If you're up for a challenge, Neovim is great! I have a heavily customized setup, but it’s not for everyone.
I'm a fan of VSCode or VsCodium. They're super popular and great for most tasks. I also tried Cursor, but felt it made me a bit lazy with my projects.
Sublime Text has been my go-to since 2009. I also tried VSCode but it just didn't click for me. Sublime is fast and never holds me back!
Ah, Sublime! It was always so quick to launch and light on resources. I loved the earlier versions too!
Totally agree! IntelliJ is a solid choice too.