Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by dsr12 » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 6:38 PM UTC

Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps
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Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by gigatexal » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

I use repl.it a lot but the python autocompleter is seriously lacking.

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by amasad » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 6:57 PM UTC

gigatexal wrote: post #2

I use repl.it a lot but the python autocompleter is seriously lacking.

Yes, we're on it. We're implementing a language-server-protocol LSP for Python and most of our languages. Coming out soon.

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by adpirz » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

I used to teach an AP CS class and we used repl.it extensively, kudos to amasad and crew for a great product that just works.

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by _sword » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:10 PM UTC

Looks awesome Amjad, keep up the great momentum!

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by akkartik » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:13 PM UTC

amasad wrote: post #3

gigatexal wrote: post #2

I use repl.it a lot but the python autocompleter is seriously lacking.

Yes, we're on it. We're implementing a language-server-protocol LSP for Python and most of our languages. Coming out soon.

How much of a priority is supporting automated tests? I'm trying to think about how a repl would interact with a test runner.

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by skybrian » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:15 PM UTC

I'm wondering why repls aren't expensive to host. Is there a virtual machine running all the time for each repl? Do they swap out idle repls somehow?

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by amasad » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:15 PM UTC

akkartik wrote: post #6

amasad wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, we're on it. We're implementing a language-server-protocol LSP for Python and most of our languages. Coming out soon.

How much of a priority is supporting automated tests? I'm trying to think about how a repl would interact with a test runner.

We do support that in our Classroom product (https://repl.it/classroom) so it'd be pretty easy to expose that in our repl interface. Might be able to knock this out in an afternoon. (For NodeJS developers we support Jest out of the box: https://repl.it/@amasad/try-jest).

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by aminethedream » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:16 PM UTC

you are making great strides in bringing programming closer to students and demystifying it! Times up for all the obfuscations. Congrats

Re: Repl.it 1.0: IDE that Grows from Playgrounds to Fullstack Apps

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Post by ztratar » Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:16 PM UTC

This. is. AWESOME.

Port listening -> auto-deploy?

So cool. Now all I need is for the code editor to feel more powerful.