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Setting up Your JavaScript Environment

Overview

In this part, you will learn how to

  1. Get a JavaScript environment up and running

  2. execute simple JavScript commands

  3. run a sample program

Setting up Notepad++

To get started with JavaScript all you need is a simple text-editor and a browser. Those using windows, can use the default notepad under accessories. I prefer using notepad++ that can be downloaded at the following: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.1.5/.

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Choose the latest release and click to download. You should get the following screenshot:

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Based on your computer specifications, download the version that best fits your system. I downloaded a 64 bits portable as follows:

You should be able to get a download notification as in the bottom left corners as indicated on the screenshot:

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The downloaded file can then be copied to anywhere on the computer and the files extracted. I prefer extracting mine in the C:\ file root as follows:

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As seen above the npp.8.1.4 portable has been extracted on the same location. Next I open the extracted file and copy the notepad ++ icon to create a shortcut on the desktop:

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Installing Notepad++

Note

You can also install notepad via an execution file also downloaded at , notepad ++

On the desktop you then right click and paste the notepad++ shortcut icon as follows.

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Next, every time you wish to use notepad++ , you click on the the icon and should get the following screen :

You can view the above steps on a video at the following link, [ Video] (https://youtu.be/FrptiOIMGxc) or below

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TIP: Linux and Mac users have similar editors that can be downloaded.

Important points:

  • Install the latest version!

  • If you are asked during the installation process whether you’d like to make Anaconda your default Python installation, say yes.

Run your first program

Note

All of what follows assumes that you adopted the above steps and will be using notepad++, but using any other text editor should not off er much of a problem.!