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This is an interactive playground for experimenting with programming language interpreters directly in a web browser. It allows users to write and execute code without installing software locally, making it accessible… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A playground for in-browser interpreters launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Inspired by Compiler Explorer and other playground/fiddle websites like jsfiddle, db-fiddle, Go playground, and Rust playground, I thought it would be cool to have a playground for nearly any program so I've been working on Program Explorer: a playground for running programs from containers. I am inspired by these playgrounds because they are great educational tools for quickly experimenting and as communication tools by sharing shortlinks that reproduce bugs for instance. I would love for every open source project that publishes a container to get their own playground for free. I'm…

    2025 · programexplorer.org · its alternatives →

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    I recently dug up an old project in an attempt to improve on it. It's a code sandbox for playing around with HTMX in the browser, that runs a mock server within the sandbox iframe. The server "framework" is loosely based on Django, so if you're familiar with Django, you'll immediately understand what's going on. I recommend clicking through the examples. Github repo: https://github.com/lassebomh/htmx-playground Probably my favorite part is the lack of HTMX specific code. It's designed to mimic the client and server, but really nothing else. In principle, this means that…

    2024 · lassebomh.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A new creative coding environment in Framer X

    2019 · framer.com · its alternatives →

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    Iterate on cloud apps in milliseconds, not minutes

    2024 · winglang.io · its alternatives →

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    Interactive code editor

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    VS Code extension for building web applications ("swings") using a interactive and editor-integrated coding environment - lostintangent/codeswing

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2014 · jessevdk.github.io · its alternatives →

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    An enjoyable playground for HTML, JavaScript and CSS - d6u/web-playground

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Control your computer with natural language

    2023 · openinterpreter.com · its alternatives →

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    2019 · frontendlane.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey everyone, I'm Petr. I'm excited to share LangTale Playground (https://langtale.ai/playground), a first-of-its-kind tool enabling anyone to experiment with OpenAI function calls without coding. Born out of a hackathon project, it's now a part of our broader LangTale platform aimed at tackling common developer challenges with Language Learning Models (LLM). These include prompt integration, testing and debugging, version control, auditing, and usage/cost management. Here's our tech stack: Next.js by Vercel, Tailwind CSS, OpenAI, PlanetScale's Vitess database, and the…

    2023 · langtale.ai · its alternatives →

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    an exploration in reading and understanding code

    2021 · artifacts.bypaulshen.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey Hacker News, I’m excited to introduce ClassroomIO – a project that I’ve been working on for the past few months. It’s an educational platform that provides an in-browser code editor and execution environment. The idea is to make teaching programming easier by eliminating the technical barriers that educators and students often face. Feature highlights: * In-Browser coding: Write, run, and debug code directly in your browser. No more downloading software, configuring environments, and resolving compatibility issues. * Course management: Manage classes, assignments, and student…

    2024 · classroomio.site · its alternatives →

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    Hey, Jared Palmer (creator of this playground) here. Really excited to ship this. I’ve been building this over the past few weeks to compare LLMs from different providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, etc. At Vercel, I manage our Frameworks division (including Next.js, Svelte, and Turbo) and wanted to also dogfood some of the latest features in a slightly larger application. This playground takes a lot of inspiration from https://nat.dev and is built on Tailwind, ui.shadcn.com, and some upcoming Vercel products we’re announcing soon. We’re going to continue adding models to…

    2023 · play.vercel.ai · its alternatives →

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    Sqlime is an online SQLite playground for debugging and sharing SQL snippets.

    2021 · sqlime.org · its alternatives →

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    Code▲6

    Multi-language programming playground

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Learn how to build your own programming language interpreter

    2016 · interpreterbook.com · its alternatives →

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    Find the origin of any character in the DOM

    2019 · fromjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn programming for free.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    A BASIC interpreter written in golang. Contribute to skx/gobasic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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