Working with Integrated Development Environments

Working with Integrated Development Environments

Instructors: Amy Brereton

What you'll learn

Describe the purpose and benefits of using IDEs in software development and recognise how they improve productivity and streamline coding processes.
Summarise the capabilities of IDEs, including managing projects, and utilising features (the terminal, debugger) and extensions in tools like VSCode.
Compare and contrast different IDEs, distinguishing between language-ambiguous IDEs and language-specific IDEs.

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7 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are vital in increasing developer productivity and learning to work with them will help you create impressive software projects whether you're a beginner or have some programming experience.

This course provides the essential skills and knowledge to excel in software development using Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). You'll cover IDE fundamentals, including environment setup, interface navigation, and valuable features like debugging. You'll start by discovering IDEs' intriguing history and even experiment with some tools from the past. As you progress, you'll explore modern IDEs, learn how to select the right one for your needs and gain confidence using the most popular and powerful IDEs. This course is one of many, offered by Click Start, a UK training programme designed to help young people develop digital skills. Click Start offers a limited number of scholarships giving free access to young people in the UK. Check the FAQs to see more detail and follow the link to check if you are eligible for free access today. By completing this course, you'll be well-prepared to navigate software development with confidence, armed with the knowledge and skills required for Integrated Development Environments. Enrol now to take a significant step towards achieving your software development goals.

Welcome to Working with Integrated Development Environments! In this course, we'll take you on a journey through the history of IDEs, from the earliest text editors to the powerful modern tools used by developers today. You'll learn how IDEs can help you write, test, and debug your code more efficiently and explore the various features that make each IDE unique.

What's included

6 videos10 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 56 minutes

Introduction to the course3 minutesPreview module
What is an integrated development environment?11 minutes
A brief history of IDEs14 minutes
An introduction to programming languages9 minutes
Introducing general-purpose IDEs9 minutes
Introducing language-specific IDEs9 minutes

10 readingsTotal 105 minutes

Welcome to Working with Integrated Development Environments10 minutes
Lesson 1: Overview5 minutes
What makes up an integrated development environment?10 minutes
Now it's your turn: Using Vim25 minutes
Lesson 1: Summary10 minutes
Lesson 2: Overview5 minutes
Common programming languages - Java, Python and C10 minutes
Now it's your turn: Researching an IDE15 minutes
How to pick your IDE10 minutes
Lesson 2: Summary5 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Check your understanding: What is an IDE?10 minutes
Check your understanding: IDEs and Vim10 minutes
Check your understanding: Last lesson and programming languages10 minutes
Check your understanding: Picking IDEs20 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 35 minutes

What are you looking forward to?10 minutes
How did you like using Vim?10 minutes
What languages do you know about?15 minutes

Welcome to Week 2 of our course on Working with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)! This week, we'll be getting hands-on with some of the practical features of IDEs, including the powerful debugger and breakpoints in Visual Studio Code. You'll learn how to use these tools to find and fix bugs in your code, and gain experience with other practical features like syntax highlighting and code completion. Get ready to take your coding skills to the next level and become a pro with IDEs!