TI has two free development tools available.
Programing the 430 is done in C and is not as easy as the Arduinos Java like language. For the time being
there are a couple of IDEs available. Both are limited to the amount of code you can
create, both are enough for the launchpad.
(if not you should learn) this is a comfortable place to start.
I really, really, like the ability to single step through the code. Very instructional if you are having problems.
but since I knew Eclipse I concentrated on the Code composer studio. The last thing I need right now
is to learn yet another IDE.