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 Xterm.js is maintained by [SourceLair](https://www.sourcelair.com/) and a few external contributors, but we would love to receive contributions from everyone!
 
-To contribute either code, documentation or issues to xterm.js please read the [Contributing document](CONTRIBUTING.md) before.
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-The development of xterm.js does not require any special tool. All you need is an editor that supports JavaScript and a browser (if you would like to run the demo you will need Node.js to get all features).
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-It is recommended though to use a development tool that uses xterm.js internally, to develop for xterm.js. [Eating our own dogfood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food) has been proved extremely beneficial for this project. Known tools that use xterm.js internally are:
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-#### [SourceLair](https://www.sourcelair.com)
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-Visit https://lair.io/sourcelair/xterm and follow the instructions. All development will happen in your browser.
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-#### [Visual Studio Code](http://code.visualstudio.com/)
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-[Download Visual Studio Code](http://code.visualstudio.com/Download), clone xterm.js and you are all set.
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-#### [Eclipse Che](http://www.eclipse.org/che)
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-You can start Eclipse Che with `docker run eclipse/che start`.
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-#### [Codenvy](http://www.codenvy.io)
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-You can create a trial account or install an enterprise version with `docker run codenvy/cli start`.
+To contribute either code, documentation or issues to xterm.js please read the [Contributing document](CONTRIBUTING.md) beforehand. The development of xterm.js does not require any special tool. All you need is an editor that supports JavaScript/TypeScript and a browser. You will need Node.js installed locally to get all the features working in the demo.
 
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