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Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

It's just a start, I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to add these features in future for popular languages if there is demand for it. It's pretty exciting IMHO.

Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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post #3

I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

It is nice at least for editing .md files to update readme/instructions/etc.

Sometimes I want to do a quick edit without having to cd directory, make sure I'm up to date, edit file, add/commit/push just for a md file in the repo

Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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post #5
post #3

I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

It's just a start, I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to add these features in future for popular languages if there is demand for it. It's pretty exciting IMHO.

Executing code would actually be very difficult. They would need to configure an isolated VM for each run (for security) and somehow figure out a generic way to install/configure dependencies.

Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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post #3

I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

It is nice at least for editing .md files to update readme/instructions/etc. Sometimes I want to do a quick edit without having to cd directory, make sure I'm up to date, edit file, add/commit/push just for a md file in the repo

If using the web interface feels better for something like that, it shows just how bad the alternative is. It's not nice when something like source control feels like it gets in the way, but it could be mitigated by having better/easier client tools.

I totally get why you'd want to do that.

Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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post #3

I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

It is nice at least for editing .md files to update readme/instructions/etc. Sometimes I want to do a quick edit without having to cd directory, make sure I'm up to date, edit file, add/commit/push just for a md file in the repo

I've used GitHub's online edit for this very reason, but mostly for other people's repos. If I'm reading a README or docs to figure out if I like a library or want to use it I'll submit pull requests from my browser to fix typos or unclear/incorrect sections.

It wasn't a critical update, but one that wouldn't have happened if I had to fork/clone/push/pull-request it.

Re: Edit your code in the cloud with bitbucket

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post #3

I don't find such feature very useful. Without a way to execute code or run tests it seems too easy to break something.

IF you had it hooked up to something like heroku, then it could be pretty useful, not the best option, but still useful sometimes.
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