CodeIt!

CodeIt! is an innovative application that delivers over sixty programming languages in a single IDE platform, thus addressing a large class of developers. Also, it’s built in Java, which means it can be successfully run on multiple platforms.

Ruby, Perl, SQL, VB.NET, Scala, PHP, Node.js, Fortran, Erlang, JavaScript, C++, Python, Bash, Java and COBOL are just a few of the many programming languages bundled into CodeIt!.

Unlike other IDEs, this one uses a special compilation algorithm, relying on an online debugging engine called Ideone.

The principle it was built upon poses very many advantages, as the compiled code will be uploaded online, but saving it locally is also a possibility. The list of upsides also includes the application’s support for file handling, which favors users of programming contests such as CodeForces and Code Jam.

Usage can be explained in few words, as it all comes down to selecting the programming language and uploading the source file, which contains your code. The project can be set as public or private, if you want to keep it to yourself.

In order to compile it, just press the ‘Submit!’ button, then wait for the results. Please note that the debugging process may take a while, depending on the code’s length and complexity.

Errors will be immediately signaled and displayed, with the possibility to edit the code on spot and resubmit it immediately for a new compilation process.

Regardless of the results, CodeIt! reports about every detail related to the debugging process, including Standard Output (stdout) and Standard Error (stderr) information.

Everything about CodeIt! is quite impressive. However, the lack of support for syntax highlighting is disappointing. Also, the user interface is rough around the edges and not as interactive as we had expected.

To conclude, CodeIt! is an application that we recommend to all developers, no matter the programming language they fancy.