Creating A Lightweight Code Editor Using Vanilla Js

Hey there!👋🏼
I am excited to share my new project,NEXON,a simple frontend code editor,
Which i built using vanilla js.

Introduction

Nexon,is a simple & lightweight online code editor, which allows you to write frontend code online,
It also provides a robust project Management,where you can save your projects,edit them & also you can download your projects in .html format!

features

• project management
• live code preview
• download feature
• simple & intuitive UI

technologies & libraries used

• html
• javascript
• litestyle.css
• FileSaver.js

Check out my project

• Nexon
• GitHub

the idea

Yesterday,boredom struck & i decided to build something and thus,NEXON was born

the process

So firstly,i designed the UI,I planned to use litestyle.css,Which is a css framework I built a few months ago, because I wanted to check it's capabilities,
& Then i wrote the js,for this,
I've used a simple iframe and an textarea,where the value of the textarea is set as the srcdoc of the iframe,whenever you type.
I leveraged local storage,for storing user data.

challenges faced

Implementing,the download feature,proved to be tricky,so I used FileSaver.js to overcome this challenge

lessons learnt

Building NEXON was a great learning experience.
Building NEXON,helped me to solidify my JAVASCRIPT knowledge,
& Also I have learnt the importance of writing modular code.

Conclusion

Building NEXON,marks a significant milestone in my front end journey, showcasing the power of vanilla JS.