Technology

Core Technologies: - React (Vite) & Monaco Editor (VS Code Engine) - Node.js & WebSockets (Real-time sync) - PostgreSQL (Binary BYTEA storage) - Yjs (CRDTs for conflict-free editing) Infrastructure & Tooling: - Docker & Fly.io (Stateful hosting) - GitHub Actions (CI/CD Preview Environments) - PWA (Service Workers & Offline support) - Vitest, Jest, & Playwright (Triple-tier testing)

Overview

pasted.codes was built to kill the 'Developer Dance' - that frustrating loop on Discord or Reddit where getting help involves character limits, single-file Pastebin links and trying to help involves parsing unformatted code, begging the asker to sign up for a CodePen or CodeSandbox account, and endlessly waiting for them to give you an update on what they're doing on their end. By the time you've actually managed to share your code, you've wasted 30 minutes on a 2-minute fix... pasted.codes is a real-time, multi-tab IDE that lives in the browser with zero-auth immediacy. Helpers can jump straight into a live, synced workspace to see the full project context without installing a thing. Developed as my final year dissertation, this project was awarded an Exceptional First-Class grade for its technical implementation, research-backed architectural decisions, and its success in solving the real-world workflow friction problem.

* A detailed breakdown of the architecture, design challenges, and performance metrics will be available in the full case study.