Techno Kyle

IDEs are programmer’s best friend, without the right tools it will be very difficult to write and maintain source code for their projects. Most IDEs needs to be installed in their computer in order for them to work so I listed here a few working Browser Based IDEs for a change. You only need a user account to fully use these web applications and this give you an advantage to work in any place considered that there’s an internet connection in the area. If you know any browser based IDEs not listed in the article kindly leave a comment and I”ll add it up.

1. Notapad is a simple web application that supports any programming language (Just provide the correct extension of the code). It supports syntax highlighting to popular keywords, line numberings, code folding and basic keyword shortcuts. You can save your source code and create folders if you want to organize your work.

2. Coderun IDE - CodeRun Studio is a cross- platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE), designed for the cloud. It enables you to easily develop, debug and deploy web applications using your browser.CodeRun Studio can be used instead or alongside your existing desktop IDE. You can upload existing code in order to test it in the cloud or for sharing with your peers.

CodeRun Studio also enables you to instantly compile, package and deploy your code to the CodeRun Cloud. CodeRun features a powerful online debugger. You can use your browser to step through server code, add breakpoints, inspect the call stack and add watch items. Since you can also choose to share your code, you can easily allow others to debug your code, which can be a huge time-saver. CodeRun features real-time syntax-coloring and automatic code-completion to assist you during development. Code-completion options can be filtered by member type, so you can easily search for properties, fields, methods and events. XML comments and documentation appear as tooltips, so that everything you need to know is exactly where you would look for it.

3. Bespin is a mozilla labs project which is still in progress but has an online editor fully working to select languages(javascript and a txt file?). I haven’t tinkered it yet but there’s a huge potential in it. The Editor looks really cool with a command line interface in configuring your projects.