# Development tools?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/development-tools/35938>\
**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [15 November 2020 03:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/development-tools/35938 "2020-11-15T03:04:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [15 November 2020 08:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/development-tools/35938/3 "2020-11-15T08:58:18Z")

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> [@LosinIt](#):
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> What do you use?

Visual studio code.

I use it for node/js, python, c++, batch, powershell, html, and more.

When developing nodes for node-red, I often step debug and inspect what is going on. Far better than text editors and console logging. See [here](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-proper-debug-custom-node/9308/13).

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