UPCODE – Collaborative Coding Platform
Full-stack collaborative code editor with real-time editing, syntax highlighting, multi-language support, and interview preparation features.
The Challenge
Traditional coding interviews and collaborative coding sessions suffer from fragmented tooling. Developers often juggle between code editors, video calls, and shared documents, leading to a disjointed experience that hampers effective collaboration and assessment.
- Fragmented tooling across multiple platforms
- Poor real-time collaboration experience
- Lack of integrated interview preparation tools
- No unified environment for pair programming
The Approach
I adopted a user-centric design approach, conducting research on existing solutions and identifying key pain points. The development followed an iterative process with continuous feedback integration, focusing on real-time synchronization and seamless user experience.
- User research and competitive analysis
- Iterative prototyping with feedback loops
- Real-time sync architecture design
- Performance optimization for low latency
The Implementation
Built a full-stack collaborative code editor using Next.js and Socket.io for real-time synchronization. The platform features multi-language support with syntax highlighting, integrated video calls, and a comprehensive interview preparation module with curated problems.
- Real-time collaborative editing with conflict resolution
- Multi-language syntax highlighting (20+ languages)
- Integrated video conferencing
- Interview problem bank with solutions
- Code execution environment
The Outcome
UPCODE has become a go-to platform for technical interviews and pair programming sessions, significantly reducing setup time and improving collaboration quality for development teams.
- Seamless real-time collaboration
- Reduced interview setup time by 80%
- Positive user feedback on UX
- Active community adoption