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Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by PabloOsinaga » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 12:05 AM UTC

shykes wrote: post #49

PabloOsinaga wrote: post #41

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or is your perspective that something as simple as this https://github.com/dotcloud/cloudlets/blob/master/sample.clo... would work? Wound't the system become a nightmare once I start installing/changing stuff in the machine in a very organic way? Meaning, I'd have to go and maintain that manifest???

In practice, most of the work happens in the base image. Future versions simply extend the manifest with a few extra lines. Ideally you want to "compile down" to cloudlets. With smart change management tools you can make it really simple for the user. That sounds exactly like Stackrocket's cup of tea :)

OK - I see. This is a PaaS play in a way, but one that offers a bit more of flexibilty/componentization than the "traditional" PaaS's

I was thinking more along the lines of something truly generic.

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by amirhhz » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 1:01 AM UTC

sayhello wrote: post #43

shykes wrote: post #40

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dotCloud team here. If there's interest, we'll happily contribute our specs and code to get things started.

I'd love to. I'll email you soon.

I smiled reading this exchange, very good-spirited. Hope you can successfully work together!

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by amirhhz » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 1:09 AM UTC

sayhello wrote: post #3

giberson wrote: post #2

Any support for the new Win 8 developer preview? I'd love to have a development environment to start playing with new Metro App development..

Olivier here, a stackrocket co-founder. We only support Mac os x at the moment as a client, and Linux as the dev environment. That said, we will be looking to expand at some point. At this stage, we want to make sure we nail down the correct way of solving this problem.

As others said, it would be good if you indicated only OS X support. I just assumed from the screencast that at least any *nix system would work. Surely making a Linux client isn't far off, though, right?

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by jroll » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 1:40 AM UTC

sayhello wrote: post #19

joeyespo wrote: post #17

This looks awesome. As a Python/Flask enthusiast, I have to ask. Know anything like this targeted at Python?

We are python devs and we do have a django stack =) If you want an account, please sign up and send me an email with your HN username. I could also make you a flask stack. My email is in another thread or in my profile.

Flask support would be amazing.

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by darylteo » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 1:40 AM UTC

giberson wrote: post #2

Any support for the new Win 8 developer preview? I'd love to have a development environment to start playing with new Metro App development..

I suspect any attempts to distribute VMs of Visual Studio stack would result in nifty licensing costs.

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by sayhello » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 4:26 AM UTC

amirhhz wrote: post #53

sayhello wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Olivier here, a stackrocket co-founder. We only support Mac os x at the moment as a client, and Linux as the dev environment. That said, we will be looking to expand at some point. At this stage, we want to make sure we nail down the correct way of solving this problem.

As others said, it would be good if you indicated only OS X support. I just assumed from the screencast that at least any *nix system would work. Surely making a Linux client isn't far off, though, right?

Yes indeed =)

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by technomancy » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 4:44 AM UTC

skeptical wrote: post #33

Looks practical, but I would like to see support for java, including building tools and such. The deployment is only part of the problem.

I'd imagine you could use Java on http://pair.io as it supports Clojure.

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by zager » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 5:54 AM UTC

Inspiring design of the homepage!

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by josephcooney » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 12:23 PM UTC

sayhello wrote: post #3

giberson wrote: post #2

Any support for the new Win 8 developer preview? I'd love to have a development environment to start playing with new Metro App development..

Olivier here, a stackrocket co-founder. We only support Mac os x at the moment as a client, and Linux as the dev environment. That said, we will be looking to expand at some point. At this stage, we want to make sure we nail down the correct way of solving this problem.

So when you say "Build any stack and start coding in minutes" that's...aspirational? Or a bare-faced lie?

Re: StackRocket: Build and share virtualized dev stacks, start coding in minutes

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Post by carols10cents » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 2:04 PM UTC

I have been having so many problems getting vagrant + chef-solo to do what I want to duplicate my rails dev env... Something simpler and more abstracted would be great. I want to spend my time coding, not configuring my environment.