react-monaco-editor VS codesandbox-client

First, we’ll add the directive and necessary imports. We’ll use @monaco-editor/react, which is a nifty React component for Monaco. We’ll also import useState and useEffect hooks to help manage state.

The react-monaco-editor package was the first package available for embedding with React and is still actively maintained. However, it requires you to make various webpack changes which are very inconvenient, especially when working with React. This has made the package decline in popularity, as shown by the number of weekly downloads compared to the @monaco-editor/react package.

Finally, I came across a comment on Reddit suggesting Monaco because VSCode is built on top of it.

Ok last but not least, Codesandbox. This is a newcomer to online collaborative workspaces which seems much more advanced. Codesandbox.io allows you to create node/npm projects, install packages, setup webpack or bundlers, include frameworks like React or Vue, and code in Typescript or JavaScript. It looks and acts like an IDE (VSCode) in the cloud, allowing shareable projects, not just code snippets.

Sync your projects effortlessly with GitHub. Codesandbox

Use online code editors such as Codesandbox or Stackblitz. They let you focus on writing code rather than dealing with local environment complexities.

For this article, I will be using an online code editor called Codesandbox. You can go ahead and use it as well, you can also create normal React js application on your computer.

{ "openapi": "3.0.0", "info": { "title": "CodeSandbox API", "version": "1.0.0" }, "servers": [{"url": "https://codesandbox.io"}], "paths": { "/api/v1/sandboxes/define?json=1": { "post": { "summary": "Create a new sandbox", "operationId": "Create Sandbox", "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "files": { "type": "object" } }, "required": ["files"], "example": { "files": { "index.js": { "content": "console.log('hello world!');" } } } } } } }, "responses": { "200": { "description": "Sandbox successfully created", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "sandbox_id": { "type": "string" } } } } } } } } } } }

Create a CodeSandbox;

Start by visiting CodeSandbox's official website.

Alternative: CodePen, CodeSandbox. But in the end, we don't need StackOverflow or any alternative at all to use our brains and analyze the situation. (Further reading: Beyond Googling the Error Message