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Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by avanderhoorn » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:39 PM UTC

deegles wrote: post #7

I couldn't find any info on how much memory/vCPU these will have available or if it's configurable, does anyone know?

2 core, 4GB ram... can't config atm.

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by softwarejosh » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:39 PM UTC

diggan wrote: post #9

So GitHub (Microsoft) continues to venture way beyond just source control and it's directly related areas, into a much more overall "development" strategy, seemingly echoing what GitLab have been doing for a while. It's sad to see GitHub moving slowly into spreading itself too thin, instead of just improving the platform they have. They now try to replace CI services, donation platforms and now remote code editors. S…

based on what is it bound to happen

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by JoyrexJ9 » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:39 PM UTC

deegles wrote: post #7

I couldn't find any info on how much memory/vCPU these will have available or if it's configurable, does anyone know?

I think it's 2 cores, 4 GB RAM by default but they are planning of adding other options I expect it'll be in line with the VS Codespaces offerings https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/details/visual-stu...

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by kick » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

I can only imagine how the people at GitHub paid to work on Atom are feeling right now.

Microsoft hasn't been kind to them!

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by underdeserver » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

I like how they say that if you don't want to develop in a browser, you can connect VS Code. You're still developing in a browser.

Still a great IDE though.

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by xyzzy_plugh » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

diggan wrote: post #9

So GitHub (Microsoft) continues to venture way beyond just source control and it's directly related areas, into a much more overall "development" strategy, seemingly echoing what GitLab have been doing for a while. It's sad to see GitHub moving slowly into spreading itself too thin, instead of just improving the platform they have. They now try to replace CI services, donation platforms and now remote code editors. S…

Indeed, the signal to noise ratio for GitHub is pretty rapidly decreasing. It's getting a lot harder to find the important details on any given page.

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by _pmf_ » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

PedroBatista wrote: post #8

Github is getting Microsofted, there were some good things about this in the recent past, but I wonder...

Two years, tops, then it'll be unusable.

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by Pandabob » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:42 PM UTC

This also seems quite similar to repl.it, which I've been enjoying a lot recently.

I wonder if they'll support plugins and importing other VS Code settings to the online editor.

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by jfkebwjsbx » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:42 PM UTC

Looks great!

At least now we don't need to run VS Code in another Chromium instance!

Now that Microsoft has Chromium Edge in Windows, it should be possible to provide a good way to spawn and communicate with Chromium GUIs/windows from native Win32 apps! That would be killer!

Re: GitHub Codespaces

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Post by underdeserver » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:43 PM UTC

Being able to connect, do the work, run tests and everything without needing a strong laptop sounds like a good solution for people who like to travel.