I mean, the notepad method still works, and there's nothing stopping you from going down that route. Hell, you can probably make it easier: open up a browser on

I mean, the notepad method still works, and there's nothing stopping you from going down that route. Hell, you can probably make it easier: open up a browser on any page, open up the inspector console, and you've got a REPL and semi-visual environment right there at your fingertips. A combination of that and using notepad to "save" your progress would probably be a pretty potent learning tool. I don't really know what your point here is. Professionals use different tools to beginners to program? Yes, obviously this is the case. I started making videos with Windows MovieMaker, but that is unlikely to be the favoured tool when editing together a Marvel blockbuster. But you can learn a lot just by using more simple tools and then graduating to the more complicated ones when you find you need them.