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Part of my thinking here is to get a dev environment that is 100% independent of my laptop - I don't need local files, or local configuration. Currently, I'm us
by beat 10y ago
Part of my thinking here is to get a dev environment that is 100% independent of my laptop - I don't need local files, or local configuration. Currently, I'm using Vagrant on a Mac, and that works well, but it's also wedded to a computer I'd like to put into semi-retirement, and I don't want to spend a fortune on a new one. The idea of just using cheap Chromebooks for dev sounds very appealing.
- benologist 10y agoI explored moving to Chrome, I think it's almost ready. The Chromebox I bought didn't end up included for Android app support so I installed Cloud9 via Crouton and scripted that installation here: https://github.com/benlowry/chromeos-dev-setup https://github.com/benlowry/chromeos-dev-setup.
- didgeoridoo 10y agoCloud9 has been a delight so far. It doesn't require local files — parent was just saying that you can use it as an IDE on your own arbitrary box (e.g. a DigitalOcean droplet), but that doesn't stop you from using the default option of a Cloud9-provided Ubuntu container. Another big win with C9 is "collaborative mode", which lets you pair with someone remotely, each with their own cursor in the same file. I've been using that a lot to integrate closely with a front-end developer who is taking care of the views while I simultaneously write the backend logic.