IDE

In this video we'll look at understanding the differences between Android devices, system versions and the components that comprise the Android Operating System.

Android Studio is now the official IDE for Android development. In this video we look at how to download and install it, tour the interface and look at some of the tools and features it offers.

The docs as code trend, where technical writers and developers work more closely using similar tools and processes, has grown in the past few years.

I've been a mostly happy VSCode user for a few years now. So much so that I even maintain a couple of extensions for it. Before VSCode, I loved Atom. And before that… I can't remember anymore. But every now and then, it's good to look into alternatives and see how they compare, what options you haven't considered they offer, and if they bring anything new to your productivity.

JetBrains is known for its variety of developer-focused IDEs, all based around its IntelliJ core. In recent years, they developed their own writer-focussed plugin, Grazie, for handling grammar and style guidance, Writerside for a wide variety of tech writing tasks, and more recently, an AI assistant for writers. The company has also helped with community-maintained plugins such as those for markdown and asciidoc. But then, a year or so ago, JetBrains announced that Writerside would become a fully-fledged tech writing IDE. I've been using it on and off for some time, and in this post, I take a look at some of its features, recent updates, and related plugins.