I built a react app… but with a visual editor

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Visual Basic for Windows revolutionized coding 30 years ago, while modern game developers utilize tools like Unreal and Android Studio for efficient code writing. The new visual IDE Codex by Wix simplifies complex tasks and improves efficiency, supporting React and offering full Git integration.

Insights

  • Visual Basic for Windows introduced WYSIWIGs 30 years ago, a long-standing concept in software development.
  • Codex by Wix simplifies coding tasks with a non-invasive approach, enhancing the visual coding experience and supporting various styling options and Git integration.

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Recent questions

  • What is Visual Basic for Windows?

    A programming language released 30 years ago.

  • How do game developers write code?

    Game developers use tools like Unreal and Android Studio.

  • What is the challenge of responsive design?

    Responsive design was a challenge during the browser Wars.

  • What is Codex by Wix?

    Codex is a new visual IDE for building websites.

  • What technologies does Codex support?

    Codex supports React and requires TypeScript, CSS module, SAS, or Stylable for styling.

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"Visual IDE Codex simplifies coding tasks"

  • Visual Basic for Windows was released 30 years ago, introducing WYSIWIGs, which have been around for a long time.
  • Game developers use tools like Unreal and Android Studio to write code by dragging and dropping.
  • The text discusses the challenge of responsive design during the browser Wars, which is mostly behind us now.
  • The video demonstrates building an image Carousel inspired by Airbnb's website using a new visual IDE called Codex by Wix.
  • Codex simplifies certain tasks in a non-invasive way, unlike other visual tools that create code difficult to understand.
  • Codex works alongside VS Code, providing a visual layer on top of code, making it easier to build complex forms and rearrange elements efficiently.
  • Codex supports React and requires TypeScript, CSS module, SAS, or Stylable for styling, offering a full Git integration and the ability to open components directly in VS Code.
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