Replit 4+

I've been using Replit for launching Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and I must say, it's fantastic for that purpose. The ease of setting up, coding, and instantly seeing your project run in the browser is unparalleled, especially for quick prototyping or when you want to share your work with others without any setup on their end.

However, as projects grow in complexity, Replit starts showing its limitations. For more sophisticated features, deeper system integration, or when you need more control over the environment (like specific versions of libraries or custom configurations), Replit might not be the best standalone solution. In these cases, combining Replit with more robust development tools becomes necessary for managing complex applications effectively.

In conclusion, Replit is an excellent tool for getting your MVP off the ground, for scaling and intricate feature development, you'll likely need to pair it with more advanced development environments. Still, for what it does, Replit is an invaluable asset in any developer's toolkit.

It’s obviously not the same as having a computer by you, but it’s cool to be able to test out an idea on the go, or on a long flight. A couple improvements could make it better: 1. Would really be nice to see a bar input above the text pad for convenient access to frequently used characters: # { } [ ] ‘ “ ! | : & @ + = * ^ % / ; Typing on a phone is already slow enough as it is without needing to go searching for special characters. 2. Also, pasting is a little faulty. You have to highlight an area to past something you’ve copied. So if you want to paste on an empty line, it doesn’t respond. So you have to type a bunch of letters and then highlight it to see the normal menu for options pop up.

I’ve been poking around this app despite not knowing much about coding, and found the interface to be surprisingly intuitive. Within minutes I created a nice looking spoof website from an open-source template, and for the most part it’s obvious what sort of things I can do. I would really appreciate a tutorial for beginners or at least some indication of what more technical words mean (what is “repls”? What does “shell” do?), but I understand that I’m not the target audience here and most who use the app will already know such things. Regardless, for the most part I’m finding the experience to be quite intuitive. Kudos to the developers for making a coding interface so friendly to newcomers!