Code Anywhere
How many times have you been in a situation where you want to do a little development work, but you don’t want to pull out your laptop or sit down at your desktop? Perhaps you were working on one of these devices and you want to switch to your ipad. Months ago, I was looking for a platform that would enable me to login to any device and access a consistent development workstation. I couldn’t find one anywhere at that point. However, I stumbled across a service called Code Anywhere, which allows you to log in on a Mac, PC, Ipad, or Android device and work on your web development projects. I’ve been trying it out, and I love it.
The Benefits of Code Anywhere
It’s a universal platform. It’s not dependent on an operating system. You log into the service and pick up where you left off. It doesn’t matter what kind of device you are working on. This enables you to easily move from one device to another.
Code Anywhere Doesn’t Lack Features
Code Anywhere comes with the features that you do expect from a code editor. You have split view, and it also will auto complete common code for you. It comes with themes so you can customize the look of the code editor to your liking. There’s also find and replace, which I find highly useful. Being able to find and replace code can save you a ton of time in development. This is especially true if you go back and edit a web site.
You also have the ability to interact with your files like you’d expect. You can drag-and-drop files and folders throughout the different sources that you’re connected to. All of the standard file operations are there, so you can worry about editing code, and not about tinkering with files.
Code Anywhere Integrates Well
Code Anywhere works with common services that many web developers use every day. I use Dropbox for all of my work files, so seamless integration with that is important. Code Anywhere works with GitHub in Google Drive. If you can access your files online with these services, you can open your files in Code Anywhere.
Code Anywhere Is Reasonably Priced
Code Anywhere is free to try out. The have a trial. So you can try everything out at full capacity. However if your low on funds they have a forever free account available. However the lowest paid plan is only $2 per month, which is extremely reasonable. The freelancer account is only $7 per month. The most expensive plan, which is professional, is $20 per month. The difference in price levels helps cover the costs for storage in the amount of shares that you receive.
Code Anywhere: Conclusion
Code anywhere is a reasonable service for any web developer. You should definitely try before you buy, and check out the free account. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to edit code on all of your devices.
Do you have a code editor that you use between all of your devices? If you know of a quality code editor decides Code Anywhere, feel free to share it in the comments section below because I would love to check it out.