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Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by yan »

pdubroy wrote: post #50
ph0rque wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The AppJet team plans on releasing this new server-side software (similar to their previous release but with the addition of Comet functionality and other pieces) completely Open Source as well. -- from here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=369500

Is their other stuff really "open source"? They definitely released their source code (available here: http://appjet.com/download ) but the only mention of a license on that page is: Disclaimer: The appjet.jar software is provided "as is", and you use it at your own risk. AppJet Inc. is not responsible for anything bad that may happen. From that, it's not really clear whether it's open for modification and redistribu…

They definitely didn't release their code. That jar is full of built class files, dependencies and some of their library in javascript.

Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by pg »

adamsmith wrote: post #43

This would be useful for getting candidates to write code during phone interviews!

That was one of the applications the Appjets had in mind. Aaron told me that when he worked at Google one of the main reasons they used to fly candidates in was just to watch them write code. Part of that step could now happen before the flight.

Air Etherpad. Official Airline of the Recession.

Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by volida »

pg wrote: post #52
adamsmith wrote: post #43

This would be useful for getting candidates to write code during phone interviews!

That was one of the applications the Appjets had in mind. Aaron told me that when he worked at Google one of the main reasons they used to fly candidates in was just to watch them write code. Part of that step could now happen before the flight. Air Etherpad. Official Airline of the Recession.

except that you can't know if the person who is typing is the real one

Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by [deleted] »

aaroniba wrote: post #45
zhyder wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hopefully the mechanism they chose is amenable to cross-user undo. (Though it's currently missing, I'm assuming single-user undo can be added easily enough.)

Undo works, just type control-Z (on windows) or command-Z (on a mac). It will undo only your own edits. We haven't figured out a way to let people undo other users' edits. (We can perform the manipulation on the document, we just haven't figured out a sensible UI for it).

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Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by tlrobinson »

ErrantX wrote: post #23

neat but hardly killer. Yes they have the handiness of true realtime updates (and I am not denying that isn't a huge feature) but that's hardly a unique feature (or wont be for long). But then the rest of the UI / feature set is far too bland :( at least get some code highlighting and stuff in there. Also in our short test earlier it didnt handle mass deletions & editing very well (if I deleted a block of text as som…

They do have syntax highlighting for JavaScript.

One thing I've often wished for was a standard syntax for specifying syntax highlighting modes. Right now basically every text editor has a different way of doing it, so you have to write dozens of modes when you create a new language or editor.

Re: Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)

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Post by netcan »

sh1mmer wrote: post #19

This seems like SubEthaEdit but for the web. Maybe it was the barrier to entry or the technical wrangling to get it working that killed SEE; But even among Mac-heads I haven't seen it being used in years. I'm not sure how much this will fly.

Being able to skype someone a link is a plus. Network difficulties are easier to overcome online.

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Post by jodrellblank »

ErrantX wrote: post #23

neat but hardly killer. Yes they have the handiness of true realtime updates (and I am not denying that isn't a huge feature) but that's hardly a unique feature (or wont be for long). But then the rest of the UI / feature set is far too bland :( at least get some code highlighting and stuff in there. Also in our short test earlier it didnt handle mass deletions & editing very well (if I deleted a block of text as som…

Would be killer if I could bring it in house, so we could discuss everyday work on it.

(Yes, we could do that on public sites, but we're not going to, and neither are many of our customers).

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