Project IDX

it appears the blog post caught traction: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37052694

2025: blog post announcing the end of idx.

Sarcasm aside, it's a good rule of thumb to depend on a Google service if it is part of their enterprise suite a la Cloud/Workspace.

This looks like something that targets independent developers. I know this won't be allowed in my organization. There are so many unanswered questions. Where would the code (or git repo) be hosted? Can we host on-prem? How will Google use our code - to train their AI models, or to make outright clones and keep them forever? What about the T&C and what about privacy? Who can see our code? What prevents Google from just cloning a project that is innovative, since their AI would already have the dataset and code?

Would it work like the no-code platforms where you're 100% dependent on those providers to even make your software run?

I only see red flags for corporate use. Sure, this may be nice to play with a few ideas, but I would definitely not trust it to host and build production software.

Great, can I run this in docker?

As Google products go, this seems very lightly branded. Just the monotone G logo at the bottom. I’m sure they’re not hiding or shying away from ownership but this seems unusual.

Also, if Apple did something like this, maybe not web-based initially; how much data would someone need to download to do use an AI code assistant on device only?