Code Editor in the Cloud
Ever need a code editor in a quick pinch only to realize that your friend does not have one conveniently handy? I know I have and the usual solution for me is to keep a thumb drive handy for those crazy emergencies. Lets pretend for a minute though that you lost your beloved thumb drive down a well. Poor little Timmy is now fiddling around with it and ruining it with all that extra well water. As always, the question racked my brain and I had to figure out a solution. This of course led me to a Mozilla Labs experiment named Bespin.
Bespin is a code editor in the cloud that allows you to do your work on any PC with a web browser capable of running JavaScript, CSS, HTML5 features and has at least some form of internet connection. Okay, so I am spouting off about the cloud but what does this mean? This means that from your browser, you can log into Bespin and start coding right away and provides many utilities, such as saving your files to your account. Need version control? Bespin provides this as well through its own custom version control system that allows you to do most or all of the things that a modern VCS can do. Want to collaborate with others on your project? Bespin also provides collaboration features to share with other single users or a whole group of users. There are a whole slew of other features that did not get covered such as command line interface, keyboard shortcuts, shooting rockets to the moon (ok you got me, I added that last one in for effect).
So what are you waiting for? go check it out at bespin.mozilla.org and comment on your experiences with it.
