@@codeswot Tbf I work in tech and I never heard anyone around me talk about it either. I saw a few scattered references about it before this video and none since. Remember that the algorithms create echo chambers and what may seem obvious and quite well publicized for some might as well be unknown to others or the majority in some cases.
I've used it for the past month or so and honestly it's less config to start but its no different from vscode or fleet by jetbrains, especially now that fleet has become much faster and easier to use
This project is an alternative to codespacea, gitpod and other remote dev. environments. That's how the video should start it would be much clearer to everyone.
No, is a entire development environment on cloud with support for nix package manager, docker and so on, I can run 1K microservices on the IDX without install anything on my machine, is way superior than alternatives like the vscode online, the vscode-oss is the editor of choice for IDX probably because of the familiarity for most developers. If I just need a browser way I should install anything on my computer?
i think idx basicly vscode but optimized for browser well the target is for people that have bad devices or only using phone/tablet for coding (or you has important work without your code device, you can do that in other device)
@camelCaseDev Basically, you need an apple developer account and to use Expo EAS Build. It spits out something you can run directly on an iPhone. You can even use it to push directly to the app stores with some configuration. All this from Windows.
Been using it for a while before it was released to the public. And sometimes it sucks. Like my workspace stops working properly - i cant push to github, build fails until hours later. But I still use it cos my laptop sucks 😂
My guess is they are releasing this beta test to refine this tool intended for internal use, probably going to be discontinued without becoming a paid product or a year after release like Stadia. The niche is narrow and the tech still is too expensive so even inside the niche there wouldn’t be that many capable/willing to pay for it (because it will be expensive)
@@antoniofuller2331 Trying to play the long game for a change, let’s see how it evolves! I’m glad to be proven wrong here. Google just has lost my confidence a long time ago and hasn’t done anything worth me giving them the benefit of the doubt since.
is there any storage limitation like codespace.... because I built a project on codespace and at the last it was not open due to 80 to 85 percent use of storage and I didn't complete my project.... so before starting working on IDX I want to know about its space....
I don't know if this feature exists right now, if you could make the preview window full screen and detach it that would be cool, like for example if i am using two screens ide in one and preview window opened in 2nd monitor.
You're missing the point here. IDX's true power is using Nix to build cross deployment platform (will work regardless of hardware / CPU instruction set) application with locked dependencies not just at your project level like with node package.json, but at the whole OS level, where you can specify the revision / git commit of the node package itself, or even set up system services from a Nix config, which is not possible with any existing tools in the market except Nix, the tool it is based on (which is hard to use, and IDX fixes that). Ofc, it ain't going to replace VSCode (obviously), but Backend / Fullstack / Devops / Cloud Engineers are the intended audience, not front-end devs.
lol I actually dont like idx. The few minutes it takes to spin up is nothing. I just wrote the last project using it it was okay. The only thing that I did not like, was the nix package being wrong and it caused and error in the workspace the next time I came back. Other than that, it is the only browser based ide environement that allows me to compile with no issues
I don't think that there are any privacy problems in using project idx. Why? Because you're not hosting your full public website on it. It should just be your testing environment. It's a nice project from Google and let's see what the future will bring to us.
I’ve been using it cos my laptop sucks and I see this being a great alternative for people that have bad PCs or chrome os users.
Yes, I agree!
I hope it has a free tier for individuals too
yess
@@elohim_etzit does
I'm a Chromebook user. . .since 2015. It sucks
IDX it's a great IDEa for people who need to do this on a tablet
That‘s a great idea!
I never heard about IDX before your video. It seems Google has to thank you.
😂😂😂 I guess you must have been living off the grid
@@codeswot Is that a flex?
@@codeswot Tbf I work in tech and I never heard anyone around me talk about it either. I saw a few scattered references about it before this video and none since. Remember that the algorithms create echo chambers and what may seem obvious and quite well publicized for some might as well be unknown to others or the majority in some cases.
When developing mobile cross platform with flutter and having web based iOS, android and web simulators is a VSCode killer 100% on that field.
This comment being poorly punctuated had me reading this like 10 times to understand 💀💀
I would NOT use VSCode for Flutter
IOS simulator is no longer an option in my workspace. The option was removed. Is there a workaround??
I don't think they will charge for it, they simply can't. Thanks for the great video.
My thought exactly. At least, there will be a version free for users who have minimal hardware needs.
I've used it for the past month or so and honestly it's less config to start but its no different from vscode or fleet by jetbrains, especially now that fleet has become much faster and easier to use
Stop lying, it's very different from using VScode via SSH TUNNEL
How could it be a vscode killer if it's just a vscode in the cloud with some extensions and pre-setup templates?
That’s what I’m saying! It’s more about developing locally vs. in the cloud.
That’s what I’m saying! It’s more about developing locally vs. in the cloud.
This project is an alternative to codespacea, gitpod and other remote dev. environments. That's how the video should start it would be much clearer to everyone.
No, is a entire development environment on cloud with support for nix package manager, docker and so on, I can run 1K microservices on the IDX without install anything on my machine, is way superior than alternatives like the vscode online, the vscode-oss is the editor of choice for IDX probably because of the familiarity for most developers. If I just need a browser way I should install anything on my computer?
i think idx basicly vscode but optimized for browser
well the target is for people that have bad devices or only using phone/tablet for coding (or you has important work without your code device, you can do that in other device)
Been using it on an iPad pro and found out it’s very useful 😂
Yes, good idea!
If you're developing on Windows and using React-Native with Expo you DON'T need a mac.
That's very interesting, I did not knew that. So that works with a dedicated Expo app for iPhones, if I understand this correctly, right?
@camelCaseDev Basically, you need an apple developer account and to use Expo EAS Build.
It spits out something you can run directly on an iPhone.
You can even use it to push directly to the app stores with some configuration.
All this from Windows.
@@simonedwards7101 Cool, thanks for sharing!
@@simonedwards7101 I did not know this as well, thank you!
Will the emulator run on web..my pc is not so good so I used my mobile since the emulator slows it down
Been using it for a while before it was released to the public.
And sometimes it sucks. Like my workspace stops working properly - i cant push to github, build fails until hours later.
But I still use it cos my laptop sucks 😂
My guess is they are releasing this beta test to refine this tool intended for internal use, probably going to be discontinued without becoming a paid product or a year after release like Stadia. The niche is narrow and the tech still is too expensive so even inside the niche there wouldn’t be that many capable/willing to pay for it (because it will be expensive)
Very interesting assumption! Thank you for your valuable feedback!
It has been a year after it's release, it's still here
@@antoniofuller2331 Trying to play the long game for a change, let’s see how it evolves! I’m glad to be proven wrong here. Google just has lost my confidence a long time ago and hasn’t done anything worth me giving them the benefit of the doubt since.
is there any storage limitation like codespace.... because I built a project on codespace and at the last it was not open due to 80 to 85 percent use of storage and I didn't complete my project.... so before starting working on IDX I want to know about its space....
I think it was 10 GB, but not 100% sure.
I don't know if this feature exists right now, if you could make the preview window full screen and detach it that would be cool, like for example if i am using two screens ide in one and preview window opened in 2nd monitor.
This is possible!
The power of IDX is Nix
Came here to watch the benefits of IDX
You're missing the point here. IDX's true power is using Nix to build cross deployment platform (will work regardless of hardware / CPU instruction set) application with locked dependencies not just at your project level like with node package.json, but at the whole OS level, where you can specify the revision / git commit of the node package itself, or even set up system services from a Nix config, which is not possible with any existing tools in the market except Nix, the tool it is based on (which is hard to use, and IDX fixes that).
Ofc, it ain't going to replace VSCode (obviously), but Backend / Fullstack / Devops / Cloud Engineers are the intended audience, not front-end devs.
what is the difference between IDX and codesansbox?
Thank for sharing👍
They shipped it so they can kill it.
Possible! Let’s see ;)
If no one is using it, then they might scrap it
I kind of don’t understand what is the difference if there is any between Gitpod and Google IDX
Thanks for this overview. I always fear missing the latest and hottest stuff. But this time I don't 😜
This takes tremendous amount of time to open...I waited for about 2 3 min but it didn't opened.
What is the difference between IDX and GitPod.
same, but gitpod is far better.
I was trying to install a python library in idx but it was not getting installed
Thanks for sharing! :)
How is idx different from github workspaces?
Ist the same....
GitHub workspace lets you customize your vm, for now which Google doesn't
I like it so far
Me too. And I'm very excited to see how it will evolve.
The pricing will be important because AWS Cloud9 ide is $2
Reading the comments shows that basically no one knows that you can run VS Code in the cloud too (for years)
Seems like google will monetize it soon after the beta version, i think idx is rival of codespaces and cloud9
Lost one hour to configure google idx… always message - allow cookies
lol I actually dont like idx. The few minutes it takes to spin up is nothing. I just wrote the last project using it it was okay. The only thing that I did not like, was the nix package being wrong and it caused and error in the workspace the next time I came back. Other than that, it is the only browser based ide environement that allows me to compile with no issues
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
ios development is an issue, what about desktop apps development? and direct debug on real device? how??
I don't think that there are any privacy problems in using project idx. Why? Because you're not hosting your full public website on it. It should just be your testing environment.
It's a nice project from Google and let's see what the future will bring to us.
That‘s true. But I was actually thinking more about companies that don't want to store their source code on a Google server.
I think of it as a replit killer than vs code
It’s a web app so it’s not gonna function like a native app. But people will rethink it when Windows does the same thing.
It has no settings sync, fuck it
How vscode can be vscode killer?
IDX is VS Code in the cloud...
Yea apple is not letting that simulator fly
Unfortunately! :(
Apple needs to sell their MacBooks lol
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Unless you have a poorly performing machine, I don't see any reasons to use it.
Coding on your tablet, chromeos
Neovim is
Nothing google does is a killer of anything 😂
Now this big company are start monopolising
Trash. It will be gone. What if you don’t have an internet connection? Developing on a train or while commuting ? Hmm
Couldn't build your environment. Thanks google...