What are the best tools for screen sharing for remote pair programming?

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"Leaps is a command line utility and golang library for collaboratively editing your local files over HTTP, using operational transforms to ensure zero-collision synchronization across any number of editing clients." - from the github readme

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Zero configuration required

Just run it in the directory you wish to share.

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Cross-platform

Supports macOS, Linux and Windows. Also includes Linux ARM support.

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No dependencies

A single binary, with no dependencies, very simple.

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Open-source

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Low latency and bandwidth

Because all it does is synchronise the text changes made, it is much lower in latency and bandwidth usage than some of the other alternatives

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No longer available

It is now commercial only through the SLACK application.

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Not suitable or secure for over the internet

Designed for use on LANs.

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