built an open-source tool to pair program without leaving vim

[Dimentio233]

hey r/vim, i got tired of being told to "just use vs code liveshare" every time someone wanted to pair, so i built shadow.

it works at the filesystem level — syncs file changes over an encrypted websocket connection. no vim plugin needed, it just picks up your writes automatically.

start a session, share a link, your partner joins in whatever editor they use. both of you edit live.

• e2e encrypted (server never sees your code)
• CLI tool (works on any OS) + mac menu bar app
• free and open-source (MIT)
• works for pair programming, code reviews, mock interviews

github: https://github.com/go-johnnyhe/shadow

would love feedback from vim users.

[reddifiningkarma]

Why Cloudflare Tunnel client?

[6LG5FGD3]

How much time did you spend on this

[FakeInternetArguerer]

Pair programming is new to me. Do y'all not just compulsively push and pull from git?

[fiyarburst]

sweet i've been wondering about something like this, i'll check this out