Code Languages and IDEs – MachinaTrader.com

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Code Languages and IDEs

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1. Install Visual Studio Code and .NET

Learning Programming

We aim to make it as easy as possible to use MachinaTrader, but you still need to be able to program, especially if you want to implement your own strategies as algorithms. We’ve provided some links below to get you started:

Language	Type	Name	Producer
C#	Video	C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners	Microsoft
C#	Text	C# Jump Start – Advanced Concepts	Microsoft
C#	Video	Top 20 C# Questions	Microsoft
C#	Text	C# Tutorial	tutorialspoint
F#	Text	Why use F#?	F# for fun and profit
F#	Text	Tour of F#	Microsoft
F#	Video	F# Talks, Videos and Podcasts	F# Foundation
Python	Text/Video	Introduction to Python	Google
Python	Interactive	Code Academy – Python	Code Academy

IDE

Visual Studio Code. enables programming in C#, F#, and Python, while being less resource intensive than Visual Studio.

Install Visual Studio Code and .NET

Download and install VS Code
Download and install .NET 5.0
Install C# plugin for Visual Studio Code

Note that the Machina Engine specifically requires .NET 5.0 and Python 3.6.8.

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