try Cleanroom, a new web-based bug-finding JavaScript/HTML/CSS editor

[andyjko]

As part of my research at the University of Washington, I've been working on a new web-based JavaScript/HTML/CSS editor that helps you find bugs as you type:

http://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/projects/cleanroom/

If you try it, and succeed at finishing the task described on the page above, I'll send you a $10 Amazon gift certificate. Because I'm doing this to evaluate the editor, you'll be randomly assigned one of two different versions of the tool.

Because it's a research prototype, it's still a bit clunky and slow, but I think you'll find it interesting to see how future code editors might work.

(The editor is based on several open source technologies, including Bespin , JSLint , and ANTLR , along with my own technology.)

Thanks!

Andy Ko
Assistant Professor
The Information School
University of Washington

[gstephas]

Cool editor, Andy. I like the idea of integrating those validation/code quality tools right into the editor. I think the highlight was when it told me 'eval is evil'. Thanks for posting this.

[andyjko]

Great, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'd be really grateful if you forward it to friends or colleagues you think might also enjoy it. The more feedback the better.

[pritaeas]

For a prototype, I think it's a nice piece of code. Hopefully you can get this project going, so it can evolve to a much mature version. Good luck.