The Mozilla Labs Bespin project has created a customizable code editor that's built on the HTML5 capabilities present in the rapidly expanding list of "modern browsers". The project has evolved to support the notion of "coding in any cloud", as it's easy to build an editor to include in your own web applications. You can use Bespin in bookmarklet form to improve the editing experience at any site you visit. Finally, the JavaScript-based desktop and server packages allow you to edit code on your local machine or in your own, personal or small group cloud.
In this talk, the Mozilla developer tools team will run through what Bespin can do for you, how you can customize it and where the project is headed.
About the Mozilla folks:
Kevin Dangoor was the founder of the CommonJS, TurboGears and Paver projects and is currently the product manager for the Moziila Labs Bespin project.
Joe Walker was the founder of the Direct Web Remoting (DWR) project and joined the Bespin project just after its public announcement.
Patrick Walton joined the Bespin team in October 2009.
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