Repl.it is an online and instant development environment to learn, build, collaborate, and host your project.
I usually code in some IDE’s that installed locally in my machine. But once when I planned to learn something new other than what I typically do. Then I think of searching for a development environment, and finally, I reached repl.it. I thought of try it and make sure it will work for me.
Even though I am not a regular user of it right now, I used it quite a lot in the past and still love the interface. And of course, I will use it in the future.
They also shared in their blog page that a million users have used repl.it in a month.
What is repl? Is it an acronym?
I was quite curious about their name repl. When I search for repl, it shows me a Wikipedia link
Read–eval–print loop – Wikipedia
That’s it.
Easy Setup
Repl.it makes it easier for a programmer or a student to start working quickly without worrying much about installing and setting up an IDE on your machine. Just create a repl account, then find the programming language of your choice from the dropdown, and you are ready to go. Yes! Zero setups! And you can start using it free, and You can also link it with your Github account.
Like you use GitHub account, you can create public accounts in repl and to create private accounts you have to pay for it.
How to use it?
After creating a repl account, you can access the dashboard, where you can create a new repl or project. The dashboard lists all your repls or projects, and you can easily select one to edit.
Creating a new repl will show a long list of available languages. You can find almost everyone there, and I don’t even hear many of them. Are all those programming languages??? !!!!!
It will create an interface or an IDE for you to start working. Just start coding. It is easy to begin.
Features
Almost all features you can get in an IDE is available in repl too. It has autocomplete, instant saving, code deployment and much more.
repl classrooms is another feature which provides tools built to teach and share code.
The developers are seriously working on it and adding new features periodically.
Now repl can be used for simple coding practice and from full stack development to game development.
All in one pack! Seriously it is worth trying. I love it.!