> I think client apps with collaborative features (or other web service integration) are the way to go.
Rather ironically Microsoft shot themselves in the foot for that as well with the SOAP fiasco. They have almost managed to actually kill the fundamental meaning of "web services" with that technology.
Hopefully this won't happen thanks to new protocols like APP.
The day were Microsoft dev will push out the window the marketing departments you will start seing some great improvement over at Redmond.
> anyone using a browser based IDE yet ?
I'm not (vim diehard), but ActiveState's Komodo is XUL/XPFE based which is pretty close.
Of course, you're probably talking about browser-based IDEs, and I don't know of any. That isn't to say that people aren't trying[1], just that they're not there yet.
[1] http://www.3site.eu/jstests/jhp/
The WYSIWYG edtiors are similar but with different priorities.
I think TIBCO General Interface (which I haven't used for more than 5 minutes) is implemented in JS within IE. It looks very impressive.
Yeah - but would you want to use them over a client based one ?
I'm not morally opposed to it.
I've actually thought about writing one. Partially to show that it can be done, partially because I'd like a version of subethaedit that could interoperate with a larger audience. I think it'd be a useful extension of pastebin and a useful tool for instruction and interaction on a project. It'd also provide an excuse to inflict my bizarre UI ideas on the world, which is always a plus.
Would I use it as my primary development environment? Possible but doubtful. I do love vim.
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