The rise of modern web development has increased in recent years, with more people coming in to be software engineers. With this rise, there need to be tools that make working efficient and productive.
This article will discuss the best online editors used by everyday developers and which can be used collaboratively across teams with internet connections. The outlined integrated development environment (IDE) is not an exhaustive list but simply a way to write computer programs online.
Benefits of Online Editors
Very easy to set up as everything happens in the cloud
Your programs are back up and saved automatically
Remote screen sharing and pair programming with your peers
Easy access with or without your laptop
Here are some of my favorite online editors in no particular order:
Codepen: This is a popular online code editor used by front-end developers to write code in the browser. The primary reason Codepen is a delight to software engineers is the ability to integrate frameworks such as React, Vue, and Angular to start a project using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets. It is genuinely a flexible online code editor.
CodeSandbox: CodeSandbox is an online integrated development environment (IDE) for web development similar to the popular framework set up in your local environment. This online tool saves you time as you can import and create a new sandbox directly from a GitHub repo, and it supports many programming languages to test your ideas and share your creations quickly.
Cloud9: Cloud9 is an online open-source IDE made by the team at AWS that allows you to write, run, and debug your code within the browser. Since Cloud9 is cloud-based, it gives you the flexibility to work on your projects from anywhere with access to an internet-connected machine and share your code with your team for collaboration and real-time feedback.
Replit: This free collaborative in-browser IDE supports various programming languages that let you code and create projects without setting up a local development environment. Some other feature of Replit is that it allows you to host and deploy your project with a shareable link.
StackBlitz: StackBlitz is another online code editor worth knowing that lets you code and get feedback from your code, create and review bug reports, and quickly prototype a development environment.
You should know other online editors like, JSFiddle, CodeAnywhere, JS Bin, Glitch, and so on.
Conclusion
Would you use any of these tools in your next project? The options to choose from are limitless in your software development lifecycle, and this list should make you more receptive to what is possible with using online editors. Please share your thoughts with me on Twitter.
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