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4 fast ways to run JavaScript

Maciek Chmura on February 14, 2019

I like to learn new things. When I experiment, I need a fast way to run a code snippet, do some debugging and figure out what is working and what i...
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Mihail Malo • Edited

All of these are excellent!
Never heard of Python Tutor, fascinating.

I've also never used snippets, I just drop my whole {} into console usually, then when I want to tweak I press up arrow key and edit :v

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Maciek Chmura

I glad you found it helpful :)

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z2lai • Edited

Holy moly, this one short article is enough to boost my Javascript skills by 50%. I'm surprised that it took me this long to find this gem, no other course or tutorial ever mentioned anything besides the Chrome console, which you can't set breakpoints in.

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

The browser, being javascripts original environment, is probably the best place to run code snippets, specially when they're meant for the web. Chromium-based browsers make this very easy with their developer tools.

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Fran González

Never heard about Quokka but it's amazing! Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely integrate this awesomeness into my usual workflow :)

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Maciek Chmura

:D