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Re: Google's Code Editor

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Post by alecbenzer »

Is there an article explaining this or anything? I couldn't seem to get to it anywhere from the main google docs/drive page (although I didn't look very hard). 'docs.google.com' also isn't being translated to 'drive.google.com' like it normally is.

I hope they end up expanding this and using it for things like phone code interviews, though. Coding via the regular google docs interface was a bit of a pain.

Re: Google's Code Editor

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Post by crazygringo »

This is actually pretty cool, one step closer to making Google Docs a worthy competitor to Office. If they combine this with an Access-type database app, it could be a great tool for businesses.

Although using the interface builder brings back memories of VB...

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Post by shanemhansen »

This is an awesome tool. Has anyone tested to see if it supports collaborative editing the same way other google docs tools do? If so, this would be a great alternative to screen in some cases, and would definitely go in my interviewers toolkit.

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Post by noinput »

The script manager can be very useful. For a project, I needed to get translations in 4 languages and the client wanted to handle all of it. I wrote a quick script to pull id's and all the columns and format it exactly how I needed, than email me the file. Anytime there are language updates, they send me a note, I run the script and commit the language file changes.

The same logic applies to another where I let the client update SEO keywords/meta/OG info. Of course I could have built a CMS for it, but then again, they already have a google account and revision history with gdocs is a nice touch.

Re: Google's Code Editor

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Post by sshrin »

Google has had what they call "Google Apps Script" for quite some time. From the documentation page at https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guide:

"Google Apps Script gives users a new level of control over Google products. Now you can access and control Google Spreadsheets and other products using JavaScript scripts that you write yourself and can share with others. Unlike browser-based JavaScript, the scripts you write run directly on Google servers in order to provide direct access to the products they control.You can also use Google Apps Script from Google Sites."

This online code editor seems to be a new and improved UI for creating / editing apps scripts. That said, this editor isn't proprietary. A quick look at the source shows that they're using CodeMirror (http://codemirror.net/). We've tried out various code editors for unclassroom.com (where I work) and code mirror has been the best to work with in terms of features, ease of use and comprehensive documentation. The second version (CodeMirror2) is really top notch compared to other alternatives out there.

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