CodeCafé: Real-time Collaborative Coding in Your Browser
2025-05-05
CodeCafé is a hyper-collaborative, real-time development environment built directly into your browser. Designed to make pair programming, teaching, and collaborative web development as seamless as sharing a thought, CodeCafé addresses the limitations of existing tools for real-time coding. It offers a browser-based coding space with features like pixel-perfect live preview, a familiar VS Code-like editing experience, and zero setup. Powered by a custom Operational Transformation (OT) system, it enables fluid, Google Docs-style collaboration, even with multiple simultaneous edits. The backend uses Java Spring Boot and a WebSocket API, while the frontend leverages React, TypeScript, and other modern technologies.