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Wouldn't this be better as a VS code plugin versus a web-based tool?

• Aeolun 5y ago
  Or a full electron app. Not sure I like the idea of uploading my code to test.
  • jimsmart 5y ago
    It seems to be open source - one might imagine it can be run as a local instance?
• Mavvie 5y ago
  I agree, but is it even possible to effectively monetize a VS code plugin?
  • dzsodzso 5y ago
    E. G. https://wallabyjs.com/ https://wallabyjs.com/ does pretty well
• runeks 5y ago
  > Wouldn't this be better as a VS code plugin […] I think it is: https://github.com/concrete-utopia/utopia#build-editor-vscode https://github.com/concrete-utopia/utopia#build-editor-vscod...
  • maltenuhn 5y ago
    (founder here) we do have a vscode plugin (that handles the "follow me" side of "I click on something in the design" as well as triggering updates on the canvas, but it's not a VScode plugin _of_ Utopia. The monetisation isn't the big issue, it's more around performance management (and candidly also the internal dev cycle). We don't believe single-player use should be monetised anyway, that just creates the wrong incentives for us.