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You're overlooking Chrome OS (with open source equivalent Chromium OS). While it might not be ready for pro-level production, it certainly is a revolutionary li

by radley 8y ago

You're overlooking Chrome OS (with open source equivalent Chromium OS). While it might not be ready for pro-level production, it certainly is a revolutionary lightweight OS that's gaining more and more traction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS

_bxg1 8y ago
I'm well aware of Chrome OS. It's great for casual use, but to my knowledge it's really not a reasonable development platform. Generally speaking, developers want/need: - A fully-accessible file system - A bash command line - Tool support. Repositories, code runtimes, compilers, IDE's, etc. I know there are some all-in-one web-based IDE's that you can work in, which are interesting, but I've yet to see one that could act as a full replacement for professional, native tools. And most of those don't support anything other than web development.
- exelius 8y ago
  With all the new IAC stuff coming out, expect big companies to move the web IDE route over the next 10 years. Even if it’s less functional, they will push it out. I have several clients really interested in it; not least because in combination with a serverless architecture, it makes end-to-end security really easy.
  - _bxg1 8y ago
    It's imaginable, especially with WebAssembly on the horizon, but I still don't see non-web developers ever being able to use a web IDE without making sacrifices.
    - pjmlp 8y ago
      Sadly I can see it coming, as replacement for Citrix VMs.
- orangecat 8y ago
  This should help: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/8/17318340/chrome-os-update-new-features-linux-apps-google-io-2018 https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/8/17318340/ch...
AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
It's a web kiosk, not a desktop OS.