Software:Mozilla Skywriter
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| Developer(s) | Mozilla Labs |
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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 (formerly Bespin[2]) was a Mozilla Labs project aiming to create an open, extensible, and interoperable web-based framework for code editing.
As of January 2011, it has been merged into Ajax.org's Ace and Cloud9 IDE projects.[3]
Name
The original name was a reference to Bespin, the fictional gas giant from Star Wars where "Cloud City" is located,[4] which relates to the cloud computing nature 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
Skywriter encourages a more shared environment where data can be accessed from any machine.[5] This allows developers to collaborate on projects through a unified interface accessed through a web browser, no matter where they are physically located.[6] The application is available to anyone after free registration on the website.[7]
Skywriter currently supports syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, Python, C#, C, Ruby, JavaScript and Wiring (used by the Arduino platform).[8]
References
- ↑ Dean, Sam (2009-02-13). "Mozilla's Bespin Delivers Open, Collaborative Cloud App Development". Ostatic. http://ostatic.com/blog/mozillas-bespin-delivers-open-collaborative-cloud-app-development. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dangoor, Kevin (2010-09-02). "Bespin is now Mozilla Skywriter, moves to GitHub". Mozilla Labs. https://blog.mozilla.org/labs/2010/09/bespin-is-now-mozilla-skywriter-moves-to-github/. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ↑ Dangoor, Kevin (2011-01-18). "Mozilla Skywriter has been merged into Ace". Mozilla Labs. https://blog.mozilla.org/labs/2011/01/mozilla-skywriter-has-been-merged-into-ace/. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ↑ Broersma, Matthew (2009-02-17). "Mozilla shifts code development to the cloud". ZDNet UK. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62051132,00.htm?scid=rss_z_nw. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ↑ Shanklin, Stephen (2009-02-13). "Mozilla Bespin tries taking coding to the cloud". Cnet news. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10163516-2.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ↑ Pash, Adam (2009-02-13). "Mozilla Bespin Is a Killer Web-Based Text Editor". LifeHacker. http://lifehacker.com/5152999/mozilla-bespin-is-a-killer-web+based-text-editor. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ↑ "Mozilla Bespin". https://bespin.mozilla.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ↑ "Bespin Syntax Files". Mozilla Labs. https://hg.mozilla.org/labs/bespin/file/d498b93b0d28/frontend/js/bespin/syntax/simple. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
External links
- Skywriter source-code repository (official)
- Bespin and the Open Web on YouTube by Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith at Google I/O 2009
- Bespin source-code repository (old)
- Change log
- Cloud9
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