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GitHub Codespaces Alternatives
- RestartKernel 2y agoGiven the website name, I expected them to put more focus on the devcontainer spec as a local alternative. While it's not quite as consistent as running containers server-side, I've seen on-boarding go from a workday or two to before-lunch after properly setting up a devcontainer.json. Honestly, at this point it's more trouble explaining how to set up an SSH key than the development environment. That being said, I would've preferred it if they were based on something Nix-ish rather than full-on Docker containers, but alas.
- zja 2y agoFWIW there’s a nix feature for devcontainers (https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/nix https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/nix)
- SoulMan 2y agoI have been using Project IDX from Google since last few days. idx.dev Works fairly well in Chrome, has a lot of issues around clipboard in firefox. For beginners its really great as it has some good Hello World template which is usualy the friction for adopting new tool. Also one click deployment and key management is really cool.
- mootoday 2y agoWorth noting some are cloud-only whereas others like Jetify's Devbox work locally and in the cloud. I wrote about that years ago and the article is as valid today as it was back then, IMHO. https://mootoday.com/blog/dev-environments-in-the-cloud-are-a-half-baked-solution https://mootoday.com/blog/dev-environments-in-the-cloud-are-...
- ShortCipher5 2y agoAnother Kubernetes-based option. Sealos: https://sealos.io https://sealos.io Covers development, testing and production environments. Also open source: https://github.com/labring/sealos https://github.com/labring/sealos
- ramon156 2y agoDidn't zed have some form of local collab? what's the quality on that? Can anyone confirm