I prefer to develop using IDE that’s running locally rather than a cloud-based IDE. But sometimes, developing in the cloud is invaluable. Here are two scenarios where I’ve done cloud-based development:
Sometimes, I need to develop against software that doesn’t run locally. For example, I recently tried running Oracle 23c Free - developer release. The first thing that I discovered is that the container image only supports Intel. It doesn’t run on my M1-based Mac. Consequently, I needed to run the database somewhere else.
I suppose I could have still developed locally and connected to Oracle 23c running in the cloud using SSH port forwarding.
But instead, I chose to use Gitpod.
Gitpod is remarkably easy to use.
I simply prefixed the Github repo URL with gitpod.io/#
to create a workspace.
I then used Jetbrains Gateway to connect to the workspace.
Gitpod worked reasonably well although downloading the large database image was really slow.
Another scenario where I develop in the cloud is when I need to use Windows For example, I once needed to troubleshoot Windows-specific issues with my Manning LiveProject. That’s when I discovered Windows 365 Cloud PC. I now have a Windows 11 PC that runs WSL2 and Docker Desktop for Windows. It’s accessible via Microsoft Remote Desktop and seems fairly responsive.
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