What is an integrated development environment (IDE)?

An IDE is a software application that gives programmers an all in one space to do their development. It is essentially a graphical user interface for all your programming. There are IDE’s that are for multiple programming languages and some that have been created specifically for a single one, such as Arduino’s IDE, which is just for C++.  
Most modern IDE’s can check your code for errors and even make suggestions for improvements. An IDE will give you access to different ‘libraries’ that offer coding shortcuts for specific languages.      
Most common features, such as debugging, version control and data structure browsing, help a developer quickly execute actions without switching to other applications. At MakerClub we have developed our own IDE which is displayed within your browser – you can give it a quick trial now by clicking here.