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Show HN: Real-time collaborative editing plugin for IntelliJ

65 points| ggreer | 11 years ago |github.com | reply

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[+] oblique63|11 years ago|reply
Have been using this to pair-program on a project recently. It's probably the best collaborative coding solution out there at the moment, but it still has some issues. Most notably, it inexplicably deleted an entire directory from our project between coding sessions at one point, causing us to delete and recreate our 'workspace' -- luckily it doesn't affect the source project of the collaborator that shared it, but still caused us to spend about an hour trying to figure out how to 'refresh' our projects. Another minor quibble is that you can't tell what file anybody is currently viewing/editing, which can cause some confusion when talking in a hangout call.

But overall it's pretty effective for those times when you just need to look at code with someone remotely.

[+] kansface|11 years ago|reply
I apologize for the bugs and confusing UI. We recently made a change where files that are ignored by git are no longer shared in Floobits.

Have you tried the summon command? It will cause everyone else in the workspace to jump to your file/cursor.

[+] conradfr|11 years ago|reply
FWIW you may have been able to restore the deleted folder using Local History.
[+] swaraj|11 years ago|reply
Just tried this, and it worked perfectly. This is awesome