Google's Code Editor
Last year I've used Google Apps Script to automate a spreadsheet, it worked very well and that spreadsheet is still used inside my company. It's not very complex, all together maybe 200 lines of code, with tests.<p>But, I'm not sure if I would do it again.<p>Development style is not enjoyable, coding inside textarea with syntax highlighting is simply not good enough. I would prefer to use my text editor and some way to deploy changes without the need to copy-paste from editor to browser. I want to use my<p>Also, tell me exactly what language and what runtime is being used on the server. I remember searching the docs and it was "it's javascript". Maybe it's better now, I haven't looked since. Or just use node, after all it's V8.<p>In ideal world, this is what I would like (and really use):<p>* let me code offline: my editor. my source control.<p>* give me some SDK to run code offline like app engine<p>* give me a way to push changes to server<p>* great documentation<p>Without these, it's just too much like VBA in the nineties.<p>edit: 200 lines of code