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I used to volunteer teaching coding to youths (teens in highschool, mostly) and I tend to believe this is the case. Though I think it's driven by the fact that

I used to volunteer teaching coding to youths (teens in highschool, mostly) and I tend to believe this is the case. Though I think it's driven by the fact that it's user-friendly to set-up & use vs. alternatives. Consider the fact that it's super easy to buy a bunch of cheaper Chromebooks or tablets, fire up Nitrous or Cloud9, and now the focus can be on solving problems - rather than set-up/deployment.

amelius 10y ago
> I used to volunteer teaching coding to youths (teens in highschool, mostly) Well, I just tried to sign up to c9 to give it a try, and it asked for credit card information (it is mandatory, even for trying it out). I'm not sure if all the youth has access to a credit card. Also, I don't think it is very user-friendly, but that is beside the point.
- elecengin 10y ago
  I dont think so... Maybe you were funneled into the free trial? I also use it with my students and it is free...
- pcr0 10y ago
  That has to be a new development. I'm a student and I signed up for c9 about a year ago without a credit card. I just tried it myself and you're right, they just added it.
- deelowe 10y ago
  That's new and perhaps a bit orthogonal to the argument here. Perhaps it rules out C9 as an option now, but the point remains that development on C9 was much simpler than all that setup stuff you have to do for a VM.