Implementation of Browser Based Ide to Code in the Cloud

Cloud computing is one of the latest computing paradigms and many companies are turning towards making it an integral component of their computing strategy. Cloud computing provides a way of taking applications online and all these applications and their associated data can be accessed with just an Internet connection and a web browser. Like many other softwares and applications, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) can also be hosted on the cloud. This paper conveys the details of the implementation of a cloud based IDE for the Java language. This browser based IDE empowers the users to write, compile and run their Java language code with various devices like smart phones, laptops or desktops that allow Internet access. This IDE is implemented to accommodate sharing of projects and files among users. It also supports the feature of real time collaboration with peers; by which two or more people who have access to the same file can modify it at the same time and ensure that the changes are reflected to the others in real time. This IDE also provides users with the facility to download files so as to keep a copy of them on the user’s local machine. This IDE integrates forums and blogs. The users who require instant help related to coding can make use of the integrated forum to post their queries. The users who wish to share their knowledge can post on the integrated technical blog. This IDE provides a lot of features under one single roof that the users can utilize even on-the-go with their mobile devices that have Internet access like laptops or smart phones. This IDE eliminates the need to download any software or desktop IDE because this application is present on the cloud and it also permits people working under various heterogeneous environments to code and collaborate and share knowledge with ease.