Choose a code editor you’re comfortable with – VS Code and PHPStorm are solid choices, but any editor works fine for block development. Familiarity with your tools matters more than the specific editor.
The terminal (command line) becomes essential for running build tools, installing packages, and managing your development workflow. Despite intimidation, it’s simply typing commands to interact with programs.
Basic commands like “npm -v” to check versions are all you need to start. As you progress through block development, you’ll naturally become comfortable with the command line interface.