It makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The environment is written in Java and based on Processing and other open-source software.
Arduino IDE is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.
What are some alternatives to Arduino IDE?
Visual Studio is a suite of component-based software development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications.
Out of the box, IntelliJ IDEA provides a comprehensive feature set including tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks for enterprise and web development with Java, Scala, Groovy and other languages.
PyCharm’s smart code editor provides first-class support for Python, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, CSS, popular template languages and more. Take advantage of language-aware code completion, error detection, and on-the-fly code fixes!
Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. It provides new features and improvements over Eclipse ADT and will be the official Android IDE once it's ready.
Linux, Windows, macOS, Arduino are some of the popular tools that integrate with Arduino IDE. Here's a list of all 4 tools that integrate with Arduino IDE.
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