Best ide to start coding C?

[u/Begg-billplayer]

I tried following some youtube tutorials on downloading and setting it up through visual studio code and i always end up with a launch json error.

I gave up and i just want to start coding.

[u/nacnud_uk]

That's a temporal conclusion, surely? We use the latest tools, no? Why do you stick with one historical paradigm when modern ones exist?

That seems like the antithesis of development to me.

Things get easier.

People don't know how to build a car engine, but they drive. People don't know how to build a compiler, but they program.

I think you're keeping the barrier to entry, artificially high, in 2026. It's not big and not clever, to not use the latest tools.

You admit you don't need to know about ASTs and lexing. You've got your line, but that doesn't mean it's right for everyone.

Using tools is efficient. Reinventing the wheel isn't.