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Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
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Regarding favorite editor... I agree with that part as soon as same comfort is provided as in IDE: for example, the board config file is interpreted plus all what the Espruino JS specifics has to offer. When beginning to work w/ Web IDE I missed the multi-document aspect... adding that to the web app would give already a great boost.
Even though I learned to thrive on ed and vi, I got used to little better UIs for edit commands, for example of search, search-replace, etc. - ...after some painful transitions decades ago ...and that pushed all the elaborate single line (Unix) commands in the memory background. Today, the majority is not used (anymore) to a silent, black-screen character, command-line oriented UI... especially not the creative hackers coming from other contexts then an OS shell... (unfortunately every new technology begins on that level and rekindles live again, such as initial Java - until IDEs became available - git... (and git is still heavily in that zone, IDEs are though catching up as well as standalone git UIs).
What I like about Espruino, it provides a complete, balanced package: HW, embedded/standlone OS/Firmware/Programming language, dedicated IDE, module library remote and local,... and let's someone get started very smoothly. There is always room for improvement... the IDE is a Google Chrome (plugin) app written in JS... - and @Gordon is willingly accepting contributions... and even requierments... there we go. After all, the IDE a strongly Espruino promoting aspect...
PS: may be referenced Mac / OS has to catch up with current Espruino 'time'-context... (...I know, why throw... when with a bit effort it still does a greate (edit and upload) job... ;-)...)