Compilr is actually Editr?

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Some peeps were discussing the unexpected behaviour of:

test=test++;

Over on LinkedIn..... and someone else said "Oh, maybe test=(test++); would work?"

Lacking a compiler on my 'puter I asked about online compilers/JVM, and got given Compilr and IDEOne.

I headed over to IDEOne - it was first on my list, and really soon had confirmed that test=(test++); behaves exactly the same. (Not viewed byte-code yet).

I typed in a basic template from the help pages, added my test line, then compiled and ran it, and the output came up: 0

Brill. Here it is: http://ideone.com/lswt2

Eagerly I clicked on the link to bring me here to Compilr. The editor looks great, and is really polished!

I loaded an example script - "test" it was called, from the Explore link at the top.

I started looking for "Compile/Run" in the toolbars - there was search, download source... and some others... but no Compile! What!?

From the "Download source" button being easily noticeable, and the "Compile" button not being there - I was horrified to realise that Compilr **doesn't actually compile**!

And in fact Compilr and IDEOne should swap domain names, because they're entirely opposite in features!

So 15 minutes into using Compilr I got frustrated and would have left never to return (thanks to IDEOne)... but the editor's so cute!
I **want** to use Compilr... but for an absolute new user to the site, I'm left with a bitter taste in my mouth...

I wanted to share my thoughts as an "Average, not very bright user, eager to see what it could do!" because fixing this would get many lost new users retained!

[lots of snuggles]

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What language are you writing

What language are you writing in? At the moment the compile functionality only works for C#, VB .NET, Java....

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Looks like Sarah used Java

Looks like Sarah used Java over at IDEOne and C++ here.

I believe the code she tried is this one:

http://compilr.com/project/24737/test

As you say, currently no capability to compile C++

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Work in progress

Oh! That's cool.

piwh1000, if I were to use Java - where would I find the compile button? It'll be great to get a minute to try it out tonight. =)

If possible, would you be able to add a quick "Getting started" link up at the top? With a bit of info about the supported languages... that would be awesome!

I imagine there's updates in the Forum or Blog, but it's not the first place I imagine many people would look.

Also - damn spammers.... I've got about 5 messages advertising things!
Maybe a captcha or something?

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To compile, save your files

To compile, save your files and then click the "Build" button on the toolbar next to the Save button.

If you are building an applet, you can then preview the output, or if an application, download an executable jar.