Mozilla Skywriter
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| Developer(s) | MozillaLabs |
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| Preview release | 0.9a1
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| Operating system | Windows,Mac OS X,Linux |
| Type | Code editor |
| License | MPL[1] |
| Website | mozillalabs.com/skywriter |
Mozilla Skywriter(formerlyBespin[2]) was aMozilla Labsproject aiming to create an open, extensible, and interoperableweb-basedframeworkforcode editing.
As of January 2011, it has been merged into Ajax.org'sAceandCloud9 IDEprojects.[3]
Name
[edit]The original name was a reference toBespin,the fictionalgas giantfromStar Warswhere "Cloud City" is located,[4]which relates to thecloud computingnature of the project.
In a time preceding the 1.0 release the name of the project was changed to Skywriter due to "many compliments and complaints" over the previous one. This new name also holds a reference to coding in a cloud environment.[2]
Features
[edit]Skywriter encourages a moreshared environmentwhere data can be accessed from any machine.[5]This allows developers to collaborate on projects through a unifiedinterfaceaccessed through aweb browser,no matter where they are physically located.[6]The application is available to anyone after free registration on the website.[7]
Skywriter currently supportssyntax highlightingforHTML,CSS,PHP,Python,C#,C,Ruby,JavaScriptand Wiring (used by theArduinoplatform).[8]
References
[edit]- ^Dean, Sam (2009-02-13)."Mozilla's Bespin Delivers Open, Collaborative Cloud App Development".Ostatic.Retrieved2009-02-14.
- ^abDangoor, Kevin (2010-09-02)."Bespin is now Mozilla Skywriter, moves to GitHub".Mozilla Labs.Retrieved2010-09-03.
- ^Dangoor, Kevin (2011-01-18)."Mozilla Skywriter has been merged into Ace".Mozilla Labs.Retrieved2011-02-15.
- ^Broersma, Matthew (2009-02-17)."Mozilla shifts code development to the cloud".ZDNet UK.Retrieved2009-02-17.
- ^Shanklin, Stephen (2009-02-13)."Mozilla Bespin tries taking coding to the cloud".Cnet news.Retrieved2009-02-14.
- ^Pash, Adam (2009-02-13)."Mozilla Bespin Is a Killer Web-Based Text Editor".LifeHacker.Retrieved2009-02-14.
- ^"Mozilla Bespin".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-13.Retrieved2009-02-14.
- ^"Bespin Syntax Files".Mozilla Labs.Retrieved2010-01-16.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Skywriter source-code repository (official)
- Bespin and the Open WebonYouTubeby Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith at Google I/O 2009
- Bespin source-code repository (old)
- Change log
- Cloud9
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