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Discussion in 'Getting Started' started by zicowo, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. zicowo

    zicowo

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    hello,
    I'm completely new to unity and am also still a noob when it comes to programing, anyway what software should i use to write code?
     
  2. JoeStrout

    JoeStrout

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    I strongly prefer to write my Unity code using Script Inspector 3. But you can use any text editor you like.
     
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  3. kmo86

    kmo86

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    I use visual studio.
     
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  4. Joe-Censored

    Joe-Censored

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    I'd recommend using VS unless you've found something which works better for you.
     
  5. Schneider21

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    Visual Studio Code (not to be confused with the fuller-flavored Visual Studio) is a great lightweight editor for working with .NET projects, which includes Unity. And it's free, so that's nice.

    My employer pays for a Rider license, which is the best IDE I've used so far. It ain't cheap, though, so I guess that's not right for a beginner starting out.

    Script Inspector 3 is great, too, though again, not free. The one thing I could never get over with SI3 is that you can't do breakpoints for debugging with it (at least, you couldn't back when I was using it), so you end up needing another IDE for doing that, and I just end up staying with that other editor. If you're not into using breakpoints, though, SI3 is a great tool that will do everything you need.
     
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