CodeMirror
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Oct 6, 2019
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CommentsWhat is CodeMirror?
CodeMirror is a JavaScript component that provides a code editor in the browser. When a mode is available for the language you are coding in, it will color your code, and optionally help with indentation.
CodeMirror is a tool in the Code Collaboration category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Support for over 60 languages out of the boxA powerful, composable language mode systemAutocompletion (XML)Code foldingConfigurable keybindingsVim, Emacs, and Sublime Text bindingsSearch and replace interfaceBracket and tag matchingSupport for split viewsLinter integrationMixing font sizes and stylesVarious themesAble to resize to fit contentInline and block widgetsProgrammable guttersMaking ranges of text styled, read-only, or atomicBi-directional text support
CodeMirror Pros & Cons
Pros of CodeMirror
- ✓Integrable in your application
- ✓Better content manipulation methods
- ✓Easy Custom Mode
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓JavaScript based
Cons of CodeMirror
No cons listed yet.
CodeMirror Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to CodeMirror?
Visual Studio Code
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Sublime Text
Sublime Text is available for OS X, Windows and Linux. One license is all you need to use Sublime Text on every computer you own, no matter what operating system it uses. Sublime Text uses a custom UI toolkit, optimized for speed and beauty, while taking advantage of native functionality on each platform.
Vim
Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set. Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems. Vim is distributed free as charityware.
