Replit to build very quick prototypes of some script and see what it would console log.
GitHub Codespaces for quick stuff, I prefer my IDE.
Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
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Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#32I use stuff like replit, online sandboxes, jsfiddle, just to execute snippets of code.
I'm aware of IDX though
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the advantage of having the workstation at a datacenter in this context?
$60/yr vs thousands of $ upfront for a comparable desktop or notebook machine. Not to mention the superior network connectivity (10 gigabit/s). In fact, there are no 10gbps options from the common last mile carriers available at any price (AT&T, Crapcast). And if they did offer it, it'd probably be $500USD/mo+ just for Internet. AT&T has a 5gbps fiber plan available for $250USD+/mo, but there are very few (>10 fracti…
The commenter posted about a self-installed machine. Also, colocating GPU servers is expensive, because it's billed at roughly $75 per amp per month, and a typical machine with a single 280W GPU will use about 5 amps at peak.
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#34I've been doing this personally and also pushing for adopting this at work. We are currently moving to monorepo though so we will probably look into this better after we're done with that.
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#35We use remote dev VMs with VS Code connected via SSH. It works a treat for a small team working on microservices. You can work from any machine while everyone has their own user account. Sharing code is a breeze. It's easy to test APIs in development (no http tunneling). Deploying to a local (on the VM) docker host for longer running services in test works well and it's super cheap to run.
Cool! I've used a similar workflow with teams that SSH into boxes with GPUs, VSCode makes it completely seamless - surprised i don't hear about it more
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the advantage of having the workstation at a datacenter in this context?
$60/yr vs thousands of $ upfront for a comparable desktop or notebook machine. Not to mention the superior network connectivity (10 gigabit/s). In fact, there are no 10gbps options from the common last mile carriers available at any price (AT&T, Crapcast). And if they did offer it, it'd probably be $500USD/mo+ just for Internet. AT&T has a 5gbps fiber plan available for $250USD+/mo, but there are very few (>10 fracti…
That sounds really low. Do you mind sharing where you rent your racks from?
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#37There are a few gotchas, but I've introduced them at both Vanta and Q Bio and have been thrilled with the productivity increase at both places. As long as you stay on top of keeping prebuilds green, you know that everything just works for all of your engineers.
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#38I got a cheap Hetzner Auction server for all the work needs https://www.hetzner.com/sb . I use VS Code remote to work there. It's easier and more convenient than Codespaces (and I think cheaper). Has a lot of benefits like instantly sharing a web server with the outside world, ability to run my servers and bots continuously, ability to work from different computers seamlessly. It also functions in many random ways (e…
Is this how you work across the company?
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#39No because I want the entire development environment to run locally (and anywhere else) without WAN connectivity.
Re: Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
#40We use remote dev VMs with VS Code connected via SSH. It works a treat for a small team working on microservices. You can work from any machine while everyone has their own user account. Sharing code is a breeze. It's easy to test APIs in development (no http tunneling). Deploying to a local (on the VM) docker host for longer running services in test works well and it's super cheap to run.
Cool! I've used a similar workflow with teams that SSH into boxes with GPUs, VSCode makes it completely seamless - surprised i don't hear about it more
Would not using one of the selfhosted CDE solution make it even easier?