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Question

I would like to get the same type of functionality as the SO editor (including the preview) for my own site. Is it a separate project that has been incorporated into SO that I can use too? Or is it designed by SO, and if so can I get it and use it?

Answer 1

The editor used by SO is WMD Markdown editor.

Checkout this post for more info:

• What Was Stack Overflow Built With?

The code syntax highlighter used is:

• Google Prettify

To get the similar preview effect, check out this post:

• Syntax Highlighting a la StackOverflow with Google Prettify