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Code Bubbles: A Prototype IDE Beyond Files

AndrewBragdon · Demo · YouTube title: Code Bubbles: Rethinking the User Interface Paradigm of Integrated Development Environments
Why it's here

HN keeps returning to it as the most convincing example of moving past file-based code editing, even though it never left prototype stage.

What it covers

A short demo of Code Bubbles, an IDE interface built around editable code fragments in bubbles instead of files. It was a research prototype for Java development.