week05 update by Elwin Li (#274)

Author: ebeetles

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+title: "GSoC '25 Week 5 Update by Elwin Li"
+excerpt: "Weekly progress report for JSEditor updates"
+category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
+date: "2025-07-05"
+slug: "2025-07-05-gsoc-25-Elwin-Li-week05"
+author: "@/constants/MarkdownFiles/authors/elwin-li.md"
+tags: "gsoc25,sugarlabs,week5,javaScript editor,debugger,syntax highlighting"
+image: "assets/Images/GSOC.png"
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
+
+# Week 5 Progress Report by Elwin Li
+
+**Project:** [Advanced JavaScript Editor with MusicBlocks Interactions](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/tree/config_driven_conversion/elwin)  
+**Mentors:** [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender), [Anindya Kundu](https://github.com/meganindya), [Devin Ulibarri](https://github.com/pikurasa)
+
+**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-29 - 2025-07-05
+
+---
+
+## Goals for This Week
+
+- **Goal:** Complete the debugger project and add syntax highlighting
+
+---
+
+## This Week’s Achievements
+
+**Made PR for Debugger Project**
+
+The debugger project has been complete and a [PR has been made](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4717). The functionalities that have been described in the [previous weeks post](https://www.sugarlabs.org/news/developer-news/2025-06-28-gsoc-25-Elwin-Li-week04) are all included in this PR, and the demonstration video is below:
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+[youtube: ZVqi7zIJ9kw]
+
+**Basic Syntax Highlighting**
+
+I've added basic syntax highlighting to the JS editor, making it more pleasing to the eye.
+
+<a href="https://ibb.co/23vbzVqq"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/RT35Xr22/Screenshot-2025-07-06-at-12-28-58-AM.png" alt="Syntax Highlight"></a>
+
+---
+
+## Key Learnings
+
+- Improved skills in UX design and keeping tools simple for the user
+- Deepened understanding of highlightjs
+- Improved skills in **debugging**, **code design**, and **collaboration workflows**.
+
+---
+
+## Next Week’s Roadmap
+
+- Complete syntax highlighting to JSeditor code (including error highlighting)
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+Thank you to my mentors, the Sugar Labs community, and fellow GSoC contributors for ongoing support.
+
+---