Project IDX: An experiment to improve full-stack, multiplatform app development

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Post by srameshc » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:35 PM UTC

Project IDX: An experiment to improve full-stack, multiplatform app development
developers.googleblog.com

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Post by srameshc » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:39 PM UTC

idx.dev is the actual for joining waitlist link hidden in this PR

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Post by gochi » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

Seems very limited for an IDE. Only certain web frameworks permitted for now, python and go support is still not there, and Flutter is the only choice for cross-platform apps. Android and iOS simulators aren't built in yet either.

Given the blog title and the blog itself, I was expecting a bit more and something less piecemeal rather than what is actually presented here which is an online IDE mixed with google AI.

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Post by bhhaskin » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:21 PM UTC

Fool me once Google. It will be shutdown 6 months later.

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Post by mattsan » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:22 PM UTC

gochi wrote: post #3

Seems very limited for an IDE. Only certain web frameworks permitted for now, python and go support is still not there, and Flutter is the only choice for cross-platform apps. Android and iOS simulators aren't built in yet either. Given the blog title and the blog itself, I was expecting a bit more and something less piecemeal rather than what is actually presented here which is an online IDE mixed with google AI.

Yeah, I assume that's the only frameworks/presets they currently have for their quick deploy/auto scalability integration

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Post by pkaler » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:24 PM UTC

This is Google at its 1990s COMDEX/Microsoft Vapourware worst. There is no product to try, no code samples, no documentation. Just an animated GIF of what the experience may be like and a signup link.

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Post by voytec » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

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Post by thewataccount » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:29 PM UTC

I'm not excited about developing "in the cloud".

Privacy, speed, lock-in, etc.

Especially with google's track record.

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Post by disillusioned » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:30 PM UTC

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Post by nightski » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:33 PM UTC

Maybe at Google everything is an endless sea of complexity. It sure isn't for me, I generally can have a dev environment up & going in a few minutes locally.