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It's definitely really cool that this can be done, but what advantage does this give over my native development environment? Do people really find themselves de
by guptaneil 15y ago
It's definitely really cool that this can be done, but what advantage does this give over my native development environment? Do people really find themselves developing on random machines enough to justify switching to a cloud-based IDE?
- krallja 15y agoI have been hoping for a web-based IDE so I can hack from my Chromebook while on the road.
- guptaneil 15y agoGood point, that's definitely a valid use. But these browser IDE's have been popping up for the past couple years, long before Chromebooks were announced, which makes me feel like there must some other need or use case that I'm not thinking of.
- ams6110 15y agoI agree, when I see "browser-based" and IDE in the same sentence I am immediately skeptical. Granted this looks better than the classic "coding in a textarea" nightmare but in my mind the set of tools a professional developer uses are much like the tools a master mechanic or carpenter might use... carefully chosen, maybe even customized, and so familiar you don't really have to think about the tools themselves when you're working. No browser-based anything has approached that level of functionality in my experience.