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Note that this is not "actual" VSCode, but its fork code-server, that takes VSCode and modifies it to run in a browser. https://github.com/cdr/code-server http

Note that this is not "actual" VSCode, but its fork code-server, that takes VSCode and modifies it to run in a browser. https://github.com/cdr/code-server https://github.com/cdr/code-server This package just installs code-server on Google Colab, whatever that is. Hosted VSCode instances that Microsoft has on Azure and in beta on GitHub are a different thing and are not open source.

craftinator 6y ago
> This package just installs code-server on Google Colab, whatever that is. I laughed way too hard at this, because I have thoughts like this bounce around my head nearly every time I read about a Google product. It reminds me of Microsoft circa ~2006, when they were doing all kinds of wacky and ill-defined projects that turned into pure bloatware.
- sigwinch28 6y ago
  I have just started using Google Apps as an employee which uses it for everything Me: "oooh! Google Currents! That sounds cool. Is it some workflow designer tool?" Me: "oh, it's Google Plus."
- shp0ngle 6y ago
  It sounded more disparaging than I meant it I just have no idea what is Google Colab, I don't do Python/TensorFlow/jupyter, I don't know what "notebook" means in this context.
mbreese 6y ago
> code-server, that takes VSCode and modifies it to run in a browser Not only that, but it's also only the open-source parts of VSCode. Notably, you don't get access to the same extensions marketplace. Code-server does link to many open-source extensions, but certain things (e.g. Intellisense) aren't available.
echelon 6y ago
> Hosted VSCode instances that Microsoft has on Azure and in beta on GitHub are a different thing and are not open source. I can see it now: one day all of our engineering work will happen exclusively in the cloud and we'll all be using thin clients. Just like smart phones, the typical desktop or laptop will become a dumb device. A Chromebook, but worse. Subscribe to your tools, for the low monthly cost of only... And wait, there's more. You can upgrade your storage and execution time package. Augh.
- nwienert 6y ago
  Yep. And Google Colab is a Trojan horse. Give away free GPUs for a few years to choke out any competition, guaranteed they start charging for them once they’ve done that.
  - farisjarrah 6y ago
    I like seeing arguments like these and then I go and see people do stuff like this where people get Debian running on Kindles: https://github.com/kathamer/DebianKindle https://github.com/kathamer/DebianKindle Whenever there is locked down hardware, invariably there is always someone trying to hack it.
- candiodari 6y ago
  https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html

craftinator 6y ago

> This package just installs code-server on Google Colab, whatever that is. I laughed way too hard at this, because I have thoughts like this bounce around my head nearly every time I read about a Google product. It reminds me of Microsoft circa ~2006, when they were doing all kinds of wacky and ill-defined projects that turned into pure bloatware.

sigwinch28 6y ago
I have just started using Google Apps as an employee which uses it for everything Me: "oooh! Google Currents! That sounds cool. Is it some workflow designer tool?" Me: "oh, it's Google Plus."
shp0ngle 6y ago
It sounded more disparaging than I meant it I just have no idea what is Google Colab, I don't do Python/TensorFlow/jupyter, I don't know what "notebook" means in this context.

mbreese 6y ago

> code-server, that takes VSCode and modifies it to run in a browser Not only that, but it's also only the open-source parts of VSCode. Notably, you don't get access to the same extensions marketplace. Code-server does link to many open-source extensions, but certain things (e.g. Intellisense) aren't available.

echelon 6y ago

> Hosted VSCode instances that Microsoft has on Azure and in beta on GitHub are a different thing and are not open source. I can see it now: one day all of our engineering work will happen exclusively in the cloud and we'll all be using thin clients. Just like smart phones, the typical desktop or laptop will become a dumb device. A Chromebook, but worse. Subscribe to your tools, for the low monthly cost of only... And wait, there's more. You can upgrade your storage and execution time package. Augh.

nwienert 6y ago
Yep. And Google Colab is a Trojan horse. Give away free GPUs for a few years to choke out any competition, guaranteed they start charging for them once they’ve done that.
- farisjarrah 6y ago
  I like seeing arguments like these and then I go and see people do stuff like this where people get Debian running on Kindles: https://github.com/kathamer/DebianKindle https://github.com/kathamer/DebianKindle Whenever there is locked down hardware, invariably there is always someone trying to hack it.
candiodari 6y ago
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html