# Advanced Development

In the previous section, we covered the basics of plugin development by[ building a simple plugin](https://windows.help.formit.autodesk.com/plugins/how-to-develop-plugins/your-first-plugin) in the Plugin Playground. This section will review some more advanced modes of development using an external IDE.

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