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Re: GitLab Web IDE

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Post by staz »

upbeatlinux wrote: post #40

Hmm, at one point wasn't there a tight integration between Koding and GitLab? Or at least an attempt to make the tools more cooperative? In fact a Koding acquisition by GitLab seemed like a no brainer. FWIW ~2012-2013 there was Cloud9, Koding and Nitrous. Now that Nitrous is defunct and Cloud9 was acquired I'm not sure what fills the void. Put differently is there a void to fill? Is there an actual demand for web IDE…

That was their plan but it didn't work out, they talked about it here https://about.gitlab.com/2017/10/04/devops-strategy/ (it's quite an interesting article in general)

> And to be honest, it was what we were hoping that Koding would have provided for us, and we have an integration with them, but it hasn’t worked out, really, the way that we had hoped. And so, we’re looking at alternatives, and we think we can probably do this ourselves.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

#102

Post by ukyrgf »

freehunter wrote: post #51
zachlatta wrote: post #18

Wow, very cool. Lots of new players in this space: https://repl.it , https://glitch.me , and now GitLab (and I'd be surprised if GitHub doesn't follow in tow). Cloud9's acquisition really left a big hole in the market. AFAIK there's still nothing out there that gives you a decent code editor (edit multiple files, have multiple tabs open, etc) that also gives you access to a Linux shell and ability to expose ports lik…

You speak about Cloud9 as if it's not available anymore, and that may not have been your intention, but I'd like to make it clear: Cloud9 still exists, and you can still use it. It's just accessed through the AWS portal. If anything, it's even more of a value proposition today due to EC2 auto-shutdown saving money when you're not using it, and even more useful since it's running on your own VPS you can do whatever yo…

I'm a c9.io user so my account is still free, but the impression I get from the Amazon acquisition is that you have to run it on an EC2 instance now. That requires some form of setup, doesn't it? And AWS is jargon all the way down, so the entry level is a lot higher than it was before.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

#104

Post by int0x80 »

ezekg wrote: post #82
int0x80 wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ok. One question that bothers me. Why repl.it and company permit internet access through their sandboxes? How is that not restricted? I can just annonymously run stuff and use them as a proxy. That is a big no-no in my book, but I must be missing something.

They're the only online repl I can use to test API integrations (and produce interactive integration examples), so I think of it as a "feature." ;)

Absolutely. But is unexpected for me at least. But thinking of it, maybe you can log everything and if something bad happens you can blame the origin IP who ever that is. You can also ratelimit the outbound conections to avoid abuses etc. Is not like an open wifi where the client doesnt leave any trace at all. But in the shell account days IIRC you had to register with your name/email etc to use the service, that provided internet access. Maybe that didn't imply any safety either.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

#105

Post by madjam002 »

styfle wrote: post #54
zachlatta wrote: post #18

Wow, very cool. Lots of new players in this space: https://repl.it , https://glitch.me , and now GitLab (and I'd be surprised if GitHub doesn't follow in tow). Cloud9's acquisition really left a big hole in the market. AFAIK there's still nothing out there that gives you a decent code editor (edit multiple files, have multiple tabs open, etc) that also gives you access to a Linux shell and ability to expose ports lik…

I have been keeping a list[0] of Awesome Online IDEs that you might be interested in. It's difficult to explain the differences between them (in one line of text) so you might have to try it out yourself. [0]: https://github.com/styfle/awesome-online-ide

Nice, you should add TheiaIDE to your list

Re: GitLab Web IDE

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Post by feikname »

eerikkivistik wrote: post #57
zachlatta wrote: post #18

Wow, very cool. Lots of new players in this space: https://repl.it , https://glitch.me , and now GitLab (and I'd be surprised if GitHub doesn't follow in tow). Cloud9's acquisition really left a big hole in the market. AFAIK there's still nothing out there that gives you a decent code editor (edit multiple files, have multiple tabs open, etc) that also gives you access to a Linux shell and ability to expose ports lik…

So I have a question. I played around with Web IDE-s a few years ago and they felt really sluggish back then. If anyone is actively using one, how are they now, viable?

As long as you have great internet connection (both in bandwidth) and a recent computer it should feel almost as fast as a native app.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

#108

Post by ezekg »

int0x80 wrote: post #104
ezekg wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're the only online repl I can use to test API integrations (and produce interactive integration examples), so I think of it as a "feature." ;)

Absolutely. But is unexpected for me at least. But thinking of it, maybe you can log everything and if something bad happens you can blame the origin IP who ever that is. You can also ratelimit the outbound conections to avoid abuses etc. Is not like an open wifi where the client doesnt leave any trace at all. But in the shell account days IIRC you had to register with your name/email etc to use the service, that pro…

I definitely agree that it may be a better idea to put it behind a login to prevent abuse.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

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Post by amasad »

int0x80 wrote: post #104
ezekg wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're the only online repl I can use to test API integrations (and produce interactive integration examples), so I think of it as a "feature." ;)

Absolutely. But is unexpected for me at least. But thinking of it, maybe you can log everything and if something bad happens you can blame the origin IP who ever that is. You can also ratelimit the outbound conections to avoid abuses etc. Is not like an open wifi where the client doesnt leave any trace at all. But in the shell account days IIRC you had to register with your name/email etc to use the service, that pro…

It took us a while before opening up. We only did after building tools to handle abuse, and after hiring someone to help us monitor.

Re: GitLab Web IDE

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Post by amasad »

ezekg wrote: post #95
amasad wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah cool. Do you have any examples online of how you use it?

Here's an example: https://repl.it/repls/RustyInsecureEngines . I don't have any previous examples that I can find, as I don't usually use it while logged in. Essentially, I use it to help customers out when they're having issues integrating my API product. Real easy to create a repl and send them a link. Edit: relevant repl slug is relevant.

Oh awesome. You can probably also use it for docs. You can now hide keys in a .env file https://repl.it/site/docs/secret-keys.

Edit: lol re slug. Sometimes I think the title gen aglo is prescient

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