Geany Editor & Terminal for beginners

[Ban Bot]

Does anyone have experience with the Geany code editor with terminal?

Python Crash Course highly recommends Geany and describes it as:

"Geany is a simple text editor that lets you run almost all of your programs directly from the editor. It also displays your output in a terminal window, which helps you get comfortable using terminals."

https://www.geany.org/

At first blush it looks like Notepad++ with an integrated Terminal.

Which sounds like a great transition for my sons (just turned 10 and 12) who have got their feet wet with Python in Code Academy and LearnPython.

Code Academy is arranged with your code on the left side of your browser and a terminal/output on the right. LearnPython.Org is the same with a Code [Input] Window arranged on the left, Code Output on the right.

Both have been great tools but are limited in the code they can run as well as code size and speed. Switching over to notepad and IDLE has been a little rough.

Is Geany a good option?

Are there better tools for their age/skill level?

I know the opposite end of the spectrum is using Notepad++ and PowerShell on Windows. (EDIT: e.g. Would it be worth exploring Sublime Text with Glue to get a similar experience?--I am a noob and don't want to overcomplicate this but want to help them on a good path.)

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Preferred IDE is less a technical decision and more a religious war.

I'm not 12, but my programming skills are pretty rudimentary. I'm happy with any text editor that does syntax highlighting for the language I'm working with.

When doing Python, I usually just use NotePad++ (Or Kate or TextWrangler, depending on the OS I'm using) and keep a terminal/cmd window open to run my script when I've made changes I want to test.

NotePad++ is a little customizable, and will let you automate enough that it behaves more like a proper IDE with click-to-run, but I haven't bothered. (I tend to try and make do, when possible, with as close to a vanilla tools install as I can. So if I change computers I'm not lost.)

left|right is more common now with wisescreen monitors, and it makes sense from a web design perspective. Oldschool or "traditional" editors tended to put console output below the code. Most IDEs allow you to configure your workspace to suit your desires.

 

[purbeast0]

the only non-ide tool i use for development is sublime text. it's great with a lot of good plugins too. although, i don't run apps from inside of it when i'm using it, it's usually just for css/html/js.