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Idea: Cloud Based IDE

6 points by akrai 8y ago

If I build an IDE which allows you to program collaboratively with your team (basically Google Drive/Docs for code) would you be open to using it? Just trying to come up with project ideas people would actually use.

ilaksh 8y ago
You didn't mention that there are many existing projects (google 'cloud IDE') so I will say that you would need a strategy for competing with them.
- akrai 8y ago
  Agreed. Ease of use, a more intuitive interface, etc. would be strategies for competition. Codetasty, one of the popular cloud IDEs, has about 25k users, which is a very small percent of the total number of developers in the world. So I would think there is still a large number of potential users who aren't already using a competitor's product.
tony-allan 8y ago
Some already exist, for example repl.it with team mode. https://repl.it/site/blog/multi https://repl.it/site/blog/multi
- akrai 8y ago
  Agreed -- I appreciate the input. However, I feel that none have been widely adapted and most leave much to be desired in terms of user experience. What are your thoughts in respect to this?
  - amasad 8y ago
    Come work with us and improve it: https://repl.it/jobs https://repl.it/jobs We're still small/founding stage (7 people) so you can have a lot of impact. Feel free to email me directly amjad@repl.it
- triptych 8y ago
  Glitch does this and supports collaborative editing...
nik736 8y ago
There is already Cloud 9 and some other players. Some companies also were shutting down like Nitrous.
- akrai 8y ago
  Hi. Thanks for the input. I agree that there are some other products on the market. I feel that Cloud 9 locks you into the AWS ecosystem though, as opposed to an independent IDE which allows you to choose from several different deployment options. And I looked up Nitrous. I have a few thoughts of my own about why it shut down — namely, I think they invested substantial capital to get corporate adaptation, which didn’t really happen as they expected it to, resulting in a negative financial situation and stalled growth. What are your thoughts on this?
  - nik736 8y ago
    These were only 2 examples, there are like 10 other companies out there that do the same. Cloud 9 was/is open source as well so you can install it on your own servers.
rboyd 8y ago
I think collaborative editing/remote pairing is useful but I wouldn't abandon my current editor for it. Some approaches have used plugins that they've developed for each popular editor. https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CollaborativeEditing https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CollaborativeEditing
mgkimsal 8y ago
you want ideas people will use, or ideas that people will pay for?

6 points by akrai 8y ago

ilaksh 8y ago

You didn't mention that there are many existing projects (google 'cloud IDE') so I will say that you would need a strategy for competing with them.

akrai 8y ago
Agreed. Ease of use, a more intuitive interface, etc. would be strategies for competition. Codetasty, one of the popular cloud IDEs, has about 25k users, which is a very small percent of the total number of developers in the world. So I would think there is still a large number of potential users who aren't already using a competitor's product.

tony-allan 8y ago

Some already exist, for example repl.it with team mode. https://repl.it/site/blog/multi https://repl.it/site/blog/multi

akrai 8y ago
Agreed -- I appreciate the input. However, I feel that none have been widely adapted and most leave much to be desired in terms of user experience. What are your thoughts in respect to this?
- amasad 8y ago
  Come work with us and improve it: https://repl.it/jobs https://repl.it/jobs We're still small/founding stage (7 people) so you can have a lot of impact. Feel free to email me directly amjad@repl.it
triptych 8y ago
Glitch does this and supports collaborative editing...

nik736 8y ago

There is already Cloud 9 and some other players. Some companies also were shutting down like Nitrous.

akrai 8y ago
Hi. Thanks for the input. I agree that there are some other products on the market. I feel that Cloud 9 locks you into the AWS ecosystem though, as opposed to an independent IDE which allows you to choose from several different deployment options. And I looked up Nitrous. I have a few thoughts of my own about why it shut down — namely, I think they invested substantial capital to get corporate adaptation, which didn’t really happen as they expected it to, resulting in a negative financial situation and stalled growth. What are your thoughts on this?
- nik736 8y ago
  These were only 2 examples, there are like 10 other companies out there that do the same. Cloud 9 was/is open source as well so you can install it on your own servers.

rboyd 8y ago

I think collaborative editing/remote pairing is useful but I wouldn't abandon my current editor for it. Some approaches have used plugins that they've developed for each popular editor. https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CollaborativeEditing https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CollaborativeEditing

mgkimsal 8y ago

you want ideas people will use, or ideas that people will pay for?