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Dec 28, 2017 at 23:52
livid-mode: automatically evaluate JS as you type, as long as it's syntactically valid! https://github.com/pandeiro/livid-mode Based on the browser-based tools that provide this facility.
GitHub - pandeiro/livid-mode: A mode for instant JavaScript eval in Emacs
GitHub - pandeiro/livid-mode: A mode for instant JavaScript eval in Emacs
A mode for instant JavaScript eval in Emacs. Contribute to pandeiro/livid-mode development by creating an account on GitHub.

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