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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dirigible vs Codepen, the Slant community recommends Codepen for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud IDEs?” Codepen is ranked 17th while Dirigible is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose Codepen is:
CodePen makes it really easy to export code as a zip or Github Gist.
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Pros
Pro In-system programming development model
Working on a live system shortens development turn-around cycles and eliminates the need of complex CI steps during development.
Pro Template based generation of user interfaces
Pattern-based user interface generation using Bootstrap/AngularJS or OpenUI5
Pro Template based generation of CRUD services
RESTful services based on database tables
Pro Short turnaround time
Pro Built-in Flows & Jobs
Simple workflows descriptors in JSON format for declarative modeling of application processes
Pro Database Modeling
Simple database table layout descriptors in JSON format
Pro Easy to use
Pro Easily export your pen
CodePen makes it really easy to export code as a zip or Github Gist.
Pro Real time output
Pro Lots of support for frameworks and preprocessors
CodePen has an impressive amount of support for preprocessors (such as Jade, Haml, Slim, Sass, Less, Stylus, Coffeescript and PostCSS). There is also plenty of frameworks and libraries to pick from (Foundation, Bootstrap, Angular, D3, Backbone, Ember etc.).
Pro Great display/profile page
The codepen profile page allows you to display all of your public pens, and control which order you want them to be viewed in. This is great for showing off your work to possible employers, other devs etc..
Pro Easily fork pens
To fork a pen only requires clicking one button, and you'll be able to modify the pen on your own account.
Pro Great community pens
You can search through other pens, either by keyword or popular, picked or recent.
Cons
Con Poor documentation
Other than the getting started guide on their Github page, their only documentation is in PDF.
Con No private pens with free account
There is an option on Codepen for private pens, however it requires upgrading to a Pro account ($9/month).
