Why You Should Use Monaco Instead of DraftJS

Introduction

Query editing is the most important function of any SQL client. Developers and analysts use Arctype for several hours a day to query and manage their databases. What are the must-haves in a SQL editor? A good query editor should:

• Have code formatting and syntax highlighting functionality.
• Support keyboard shortcuts for common tasks.
• Handle large blocks of code without substantial performance losses.
• Be responsive.

Arctype's previous query editor was built using DraftJS. In our latest release, we switched to Monaco, the same code editor that VSCode uses. In this post, I will explain what factors we considered, how we implemented our changes, and what improvements we achieved. As you consider reworking large parts of your tools and products, I hope you can learn from our experience.

Source : https://dzone.com/articles/why-you-should-use-monaco-instead-of-draftjs