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When comparing Hexo vs Code Editor, the Slant community recommends Hexo for most people. In the question“What are the best blogging platforms?” Hexo is ranked 7th while Code Editor is ranked 12th.
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Pros
Pro Fast and easy to use
Pro Deployment is easy and fast
Hexo built sites can be easily deployed to Github pages, Heroku, Openshift (custom cartridge needs to be setup) or any other custom solution (just copy over thepublic folder). Any deployment is as simple as editing the _config.yml file and running the hexo deploycommand
Pro Generating a blog is pretty fast
Generating a new blog with Hexo is generally really fast. Hexo truly lives up to it's name as a simple and fast static website generator.
Pro Constantly updated and actively maintained
Hexo's repository in GitHub is very active and it's actively being maintained. Updates are released every two or three months.
Pro Complete and helpful documentation
Hexo's documentation is very thorough and helpful, especially for people who are just starting with it.
Pro Support all common programming languages
It supports all programming languages like c/c++, php, java, javascript, html, css, etc
Pro Work Space
Open multiple files and folder and edit all opened files simultaneously.
Pro Preview your HTML code
You can preview your HTML code, load images, music etc. This works perfectly.
Pro JavaScript interactive console
Debug JavaScript code and you web app when you preview your website. The console is interactive so you can execute code right from the console.
Cons
Con Relatively large community but the majority is non-english speakers
Hexo has a relatively large following and community, especially in China. While this is certainly a positive, many developers who do not know chinese would be unable to follow all the guides and tutorials out there written by their chineses counterparts.
