Codio
A media format to record and playback the process of programming
Create interactive tutorials, code messages and embedded documentation with a media format that turns your IDE to a media player.
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Note: Codio is currently not actively maintained, but there is an active fork here.
About
Codio is a media format for recording the process of programming.
The format is composed of code editor operations and audio/video.
A codio recorder allows you to record the proccess of programming inside an IDE with an accompanying audio commentary. A codio player will playback that recording inside another IDE.
Why?
Codio was created out of a desire to imporve learning infrastructure.
Communication tools are core to learning.
Codio aims to be a medium for effortless creation of explorable and interactive communication between programmers.
Use cases
Codio is a new media format and as such enables a new medium of communication. As with every new medium, it is hard to predict which use cases will have the greatest benefit.
Here are a few that seem reasonable:
Tutorials
Recording tutorials in Codio is the easiest way to make your tutorial explorable and interactive.
Being able to play a recording inside an IDE means that the learner can always pause and interact with the code.
It also means he can use his own tools and environment immediately.
Messaging
Codio opens a completely new way of async communication between programmers. Recording codio messages is effortless and the messages contain dynamic information that is otherwise hard to convey.
Documentation
Codio could be used to enhance code by appending codios to specific functions or libraries as help.