JavaScript-based text editors have come a long way in the past few years. In this talk, I will outline what is possible today, and show how several open-source implementations make it quick and painless to embed a serious editor in a Web application. I will then dive deeply into the techniques that are used to implement CodeMirror, my own project.
Level: intermediate
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Marijn Haverbeke [1], author of Eloquent JavaScript [2] and the CodeMirror [3] editor, is a prominent member of both the JavaScript and Common Lisp communities. His main professional interests are programming languages and the tools surrounding them. He works free-lance from Berlin, and is currently doing a lot of work for Mozilla, on the compiler for their Rust [4] programming language.
Video presentations: JavaScript compilation [5], DOM implementation [6] Overview of projects: marijnhaverbeke.nl [7]
[1]: http://marijnhaverbeke.nl
[2]: http://eloquentjavascript.net
[3]: http://codemirror.net
[4]: http://www.rust-lang.org
[5]: http://blip.tv/jsconf/jsconf2011-marijn-haverbeke-5947094
[6]: http://blip.tv/jsconfeu/marijn-haverbeke-dom-implementation-techniques-5639435
[7]: http://marijnhaverbeke.nl