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>Here’s my pitch: build a browser that comes pre-installed with node.js, an IDE and a simple runtime environment.

https://glitch.com/

https://runkit.com/home

https://codepen.io/

https://github.com/features/codespaces

Maybe you don't need new browser ?

Maybe ?

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Also worth mentioning https://codesandbox.io/ especially for those familiar with VSCode.

Yeah I love Replit and Glitch (not used the others) but I still think there's something missing. They don't feel like standards that are easy and simple to use. Two more points:

https://twitter.com/tomcritchlow/status/1349839954558427136

I believe node itself s just an environment/blank canvas as well. What is this "standards" you're looking for? There are a million frameworks, templates, etc as well.

> 1) offer native local speed - Glitch and Replit can still feel a bit slow on continual page refresh. 2) having your development files available locally - so that it's easy to take those files and upload to netlify etc or even edit using another app.

The solution to this is to use an actual native IDE, not try to shoehorn it into the browser, which is completely inappropriate.

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