CodePen vs. JavaScript vs. Visual Studio Code Live Share vs. WebStorm Comparison Chart

CodePen is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers. Build and deploy a website, show off your work, build test cases to learn and debug, and find inspiration. Find inspiration from 1.8 million+ front-end designers and developers. Browse and share work from world-class designers and developers in the front-end community. The CodePen Editor is highly customizable. There is autocomplete and Emmet for speed and accuracy. Plus you can set up smart defaults for starting new work. Completely customize the look of code demos on your own site. Change the look of your site? Just change the theme and all your Embedded Pens change too. Need to use an image in a Pen? No more awkwardly finding alternate hosting for it, you can drag-and-drop it right onto CodePen and we'll host it for you. And not just images! CSS, JSON files, SVGs, media files, whatever! Projects is the most powerful feature of CodePen.

Visual Studio Live Share is a real-time collaborative development tool that enables developers to co-edit and co-debug code, share terminals and servers, and communicate seamlessly within their preferred development environments. It supports various programming languages and application types, allowing instant and secure sharing of projects without the need for cloning repositories or setting up additional environments. Live Share facilitates pair programming, code reviews, technical interviews, and educational sessions by providing features such as shared debugging sessions, terminal instances, and localhost web app forwarding. Participants can maintain their personalized editor settings, including themes and keybindings, while collaborating, ensuring a comfortable and efficient workflow. Set breakpoints and group scroll through the code. View web applications and databases without exposing Internet ports.