The split-screen experience is perfect. The "Live View" updates instantly as you type (debounced, of course), and the "Debug" mode strips away the Pen UI to show exactly what your code looks like in a raw browser window.
While you can share a link, true real-time collaborative editing (like Google Docs or Figma) doesn't exist without third-party hacks. You end up passing links back and forth.
Pro users get "Asset Hosting," which is a game-changer. You can upload images, fonts, or JSON files directly to the Pen. Plus, the built-in support for fetching from external APIs (like Unsplash or GitHub gists) makes prototyping real data effortless.
You cannot easily import local npm modules that have complex build steps. You are stuck using ES modules from CDNs like Skypack or UNPKG, which sometimes break if the library maintainer changes the file structure.
The split-screen experience is perfect. The "Live View" updates instantly as you type (debounced, of course), and the "Debug" mode strips away the Pen UI to show exactly what your code looks like in a raw browser window.
While you can share a link, true real-time collaborative editing (like Google Docs or Figma) doesn't exist without third-party hacks. You end up passing links back and forth. codepen
Pro users get "Asset Hosting," which is a game-changer. You can upload images, fonts, or JSON files directly to the Pen. Plus, the built-in support for fetching from external APIs (like Unsplash or GitHub gists) makes prototyping real data effortless. The split-screen experience is perfect
You cannot easily import local npm modules that have complex build steps. You are stuck using ES modules from CDNs like Skypack or UNPKG, which sometimes break if the library maintainer changes the file structure. You end up passing links back and forth