[alphamerik]

How does etherpad (acquired by google) compare to just using Google docs? Recently went through an interview with Google where we used a shared document, it was a horrible experience. I remember thinking that no sane person would code with a plain text editor and there should be a better way to do it. The ideal service to me would be something like a web based collaborative emacs.

[rorrr]

We've tried using google docs for interviewing, and found that the code will not always sync. The remote developer would tell us "here's my code, it's ready", and we would see a blank doc for like 5 minutes.

Etherpad (and its clone instances) is awesome. Never had a problem.

Try it yourself:

http://typewith.me

http://ietherpad.com

http://sync.in

[skybrian]

How recently? Google Docs has gotten faster at syncing in the last year or so.