Javascript API Developer Environment Setup

[MichaelVolz]

To All Javascript API Developers:

What ESRI software needs to be installed on a development computer to create a Javascript API web application and/or services?

When creating .NET SDK applications, I needed ArcGIS Desktop and the .NET SDK installed on the development.  As such I'm looking to determine the software requirements for Javascript development.

Any help or hints are greatly appreciated.

[ShaningYu]

Actually you don't need any ESRI software since you only need to use some services.  From https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jstutorials/intro_agstemplate_amd.html, you should get all of the details.  You may use VS or NotePad, NotePad+or other editor to program your file.  Good luck.

[nicogis]

see https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jshelp/intro_devenv.html