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Problem of the Day

Friday, August 29, 2025

Problem:

The software that allows you to write code using plain text is called:

  1. a text editor
  2. a word processor
  3. a web browser
  4. an application

Show solution:

The correct answer is a.

There are a variety of text editors that you can be used to write code on the computer, including ones that run as an application, in a browser, or in a terminal program, but they are all used to write the plain text that makes up code.