What is a IDE?:[/b]]
An integrated development environment (IDE) (also known as integrated design environment or integrated debugging environment) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development.
Choosing a IDE:[/b]]
Choosing a IDE is simply, what best meets your needs and intentions. Here is a thread on IDE's.
What IDE will I use?:[/b]]
We will use Eclipse because that's what most coders use when developing scripts and it is simply the simplest. .
This does not mean, you must use eclipse. Unless you don't have common sense.
Installing and setting up IDE's are self explanatory. I will show you how to setup, Eclipse nonetheless.
Extract the winzip file by right clicking the zip file.
Once it's done extracting and you have the folder open. Run Eclipse.
You will come to a pop-up. Find a default location and set it as your default.
After that, it should have fully loaded up! Congratulations, you have set up Eclipse!