There are plenty of options available when it comes to selecting basic development tools such as text editors or IDEs, version control software, and even the development workspace itself. In this section, we will go over the options and recommendations that are relevant to web development with the MERN stack so you can make informed decisions when selecting these tools based on individual preferences.
Selecting development tools
Workspace options
Developing on a local machine is a common practice among programmers, but with the advent of good cloud and remote development services, such as AWS Cloud9 (https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/?origin=c9io) and Visual Studio Code's Remote Development extension (https://code.visualstudio...