Code Anywhere In Your Browser

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1. Code Anywhere In
   Your Web
   Browser
   Web based IDEs
   

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2. Background
   ● Modern browsers are getting more powerful.
   ● Standardization: HTML5, CSS3, more
   powerful JavaScript engines.
   ● Remote editing of code has always existed.
   ○ Power users have been using SSH,
   Vim/EMAC/nano & GNU Screen/TMUX sessions to
   share screen & collaborate for years.
   ● Not easy to setup.
   

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3. Early Initiatives
   ● Early attempts at bringing IDE to the web:
   ○ Cloud9 (https://c9.io/)
   ○ CodeAnywhere (https://codeanywhere.net/)
   ● No PHP support.
   ● Limited shell access.
   ● Not ready for complex & modern MVC
   frameworks.
   

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4. New Kids on the Block
   ● Koding (https://koding.com/)
   ● Nitrous.io (https://www.nitrous.io/)
   ● Features:
   ○ Creates a new virtual machine for your dev env.
   ○ Web based code editing tool.
   ○ Full shell access (sometimes sudo access too).
   ○ Web preview with sub-domain.
   ○ Collaboration tools.
   

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5. Demo
   Koding/Nitrous.io
   

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