What is Codepen?
Codepen is an amazing website for Fron-End Developers! It literally advertises itself as a "playground for Front-End Developers"! Codpen is a very interactive website because it allows you to see your results from coding in real time. You can also browse websites, web pages, and web applications created by the community.
It implements HTML, CSS, and Javascript so you can just jump right in to coding! It's really a simple, yet effective concept to come up with. It's interface is similar to "Code Academy's" tutorials but with more customization options available. You can also add resources, or external libraries, to your CSS and Javascript. Those resources include Bootstrap and Foundation for css and jQuery for Javascript. There are plenty more but those are just some of the popular libraries you can add!
Another amazing benefit that codepen offers is that you can save your code to GitHub, embed your code to show someone else in a chat or in a message a live preview of your design, and also Zips your code into local files on to your computer!! I personally love the idea of creating a website, application, or design and being able to export it without having to do any extra steps! That was the main selling point to me!
Summarization
Codepen is an amazing website that allows you to design and create web applications, websites, and designs with all the tools you need in one place. From creating your portfolio to testing out javascript, it's an amazing tool for everyone! I am currently creating a project on the side that I will share with you the following blog after I am finished! Until then, give codepen a try for yourself so you can start coding today!!
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