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Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web development?

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• ponyous 14y ago
  I asked friend who bought Chromebook same question. He is also a web developer (Mainly frontend). He said it definitely isn't like normal PC but there are still good alternatives. He mentioned http://shiftedit.net/ http://shiftedit.net/. I would paste all e-mails but unfortunately they are slovenian. If you have any specific question just ask.
  • rtdp 14y ago
    Does chromebook have a shell where i can ssh to my servers ? I mean, i have seen ssh apps for chorme browser and those work with chromebook, but its still browser. I just need a browser- which chromebook has and a shell - just two things i need for everyday development.
    • Osiris 14y ago
      Yes. I'm not sure about normal mode but in developer mode there's a shell with SSH you can use. The shell can also run in a browser tab, so you can switch between tabs. In the new window manager you could even have different terminals open side-by-side.
    • duiker101 14y ago
      this one was posted on HN https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo/related https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnhechapfaindjhomp... I also found this two things that might be useful to you: http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ http://shiftedit.net/ http://shiftedit.net/
    • tapoxi 14y ago
      Pressing Ctrl-Alt-T drops you into a limited shell called Crosh, which supports SSH connections. Google also has a native client SSH implementation available here, the advantage being you can load many of them into different tabs: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnhechapfaindjhomp...
      • rtdp 14y ago
        crosh is what i was looking for.. awesome !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS#Shell_access http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS#Shell_access
  • alexhawdon 14y ago
    Not specifically a Chromebook thing but I've also used ShiftEdit quite happily for a few web projects. There's also Cloud9 which looks good.
• tikhonj 14y ago
  Check out Ymacs[1], which is an Emacs clone written in JavaScript. If you're already familiar with Emacs, it could be a decent substitute. If you're not familiar with Emacs, now is a good time to learn and Ymacs is also good because (I think) it's easy to customize in JavaScript. [1]: http://www.ymacs.org/ http://www.ymacs.org/ Just something to consider as far as editors go.
• ok_craig 14y ago
  I have one and sometimes I program personal projects on it in Cloud9. (c9.io) I think it's pretty cool, but my actual work requires me to run eclipse and photoshop. Plus it isn't as powerful as I'd like for full-time use. But I'm excited to see where they go.
• fmstephe 14y ago
  I am doing web development mostly from a chromebook. How: Previously I used the ssh found in crosh (ALT+SHIFT+T > ssh ...) but the crosh ssh freezes if you lose your connection. The crosh will freeze for ~5 minutes before you can close your now worthless terminal tab. This happens a lot if you are on 3G and makes ssh impossible to use. My wireless cuts out enough to make this too frustrating to use. Now I use secure shell from Google (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/secure%20shell https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/secure%20shell). This app is fantastic. It is very fast and you can kill it whenever you please. I have a rented linode which I ssh into and hack away in vim. Best development experience I have had. I mostly use my chromebook at home not mobile. My experience is that since I am happy in the terminal I don't need a full powered PC for development. The chromebook is perfect for snatching an hour here and an hour there for development, since I have a day job and a family. My 17" quad-core laptop gets very little use these days. I love the keyboard on my chromebook, although I miss the 'end' key almost every day. Problems: I only test my web-app regularly in chrome. So I tend to build up safari and firefox css bugs over time and have to fix them in lumps.
  • gurkendoktor 14y ago
    Can you feel the ssh key press delay? It should be noticable on 3G. Or is there something between you and vim that makes it asynchronous? That's my biggest question mark since I don't have super-fast WiFi everywhere I go, and you mention 3G too.
    • fmstephe 14y ago
      The majority of the time I use wifi. I haven't used 3G for a while. I found it to be flaky and stop/start all the time. It was the freezing of crosh ssh that was my biggest problem. If I was expecting to be away from wifi I would probably not use a chromebook for development. The pain is too high, but with a good internet connection it is great.
  • rtdp 14y ago
    thanks for reply and excited to know !! So, development works pretty well if you have a good wifi connection. Its just matter that we need to have good ssh client, where vim will work asyn and will push only for saves. I guess this way, development will be good in bit bad net-connections as well.
• thekevan 14y ago
  Development Tools category in the Chrome store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/app/11-web-development https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/app/11-web-devel...
• kimar 14y ago
  You should also check out Cloud IDE (http://cloud-ide.com http://cloud-ide.com). It supports a few different languages, integrates with Git, and lets you deploy to different PaaS.
• lrvick 14y ago
  I just use the new "Secure Shell Dev-channel" linked here: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chromium-hterm/4P21C89X6w4 https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/?fromgroups#!... From there I can ssh out to one of my dev servers and hack away. It is fast, has 256 color support, and ssh key support. Everything I need.