What is Coder
Coder is an IDE. Not just any IDE like our go-to VS Code or Android Studio but A full-stack IDE with root Linux terminal a...
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Agree that "runs in the browser" is not always a good thing.
Also VS Code is not an IDE quite yet, but if it keeps on growing probably will in the next years.
I used Cloud9 and Cloud9 AWS and I found it quite nice for specific small projects, on which I code rarely and don't want to "pollute" or carry around my local setups.
Definitely I would not use a browser Editor for a "bigger project".
As a personal suggestion find a niche for coder.com and conquer it first, before saying is a good all round IDE.
Also for non-US devs like me I suggest letting me choose the region where the container runs, I would not want a serious lag in my editor :/
Good luck!
Thanks for the review Sethu, I am the Product Manager for Coder and it is feedback from the community that drives us to make Coder better each day. I agree that coding in the browser is not always optimal, however in most cases people are developing with an internet connection for research, api testing etc. We understand that many do want their IDE/text editor offline, so are currently developing plugins for VScode and other IDEs that offer all of the power Coder has in your IDE of choice.
What is the pricing? Is there a free plan?
Yeah there is a free plan, since it's in alpha they don't have a pro plan just yet so you are forced to use the free plan. To unlock fast time (a add-on to make your coding experience efficient and fast) requires an invite code.
How is "runs in the browser" a good thing? Native applications are much less restricted, more performant and less prone to security holes.
True, but you can pretty much make any app that runs on the browser an electron app. (I'll go add that to the text). Infact after the project manager's comment it's revealed that they are making extensions for popular IDE/script editors.
In the past, I've tried using a locally mounted network drive that way I could use whatever program was needed (IDE, text editor, github client, build tools, etc...) on any computer and it would always end up being unreliable. Small network glitches and connection drops were a total PITA and a time waster.
Have they done anything different to mitigate these issues? I'd think something like checking in/checking out projects to your local drive would help but who knows. My main concern is that you're stuck using a single program to access your projects.
True, they should offer an option to sync with you local drive in the future like Google drive so kinda got a backup.
Hey Sethu, are you with Coder? It was a bit unclear from the wording of the post.
If so I'd love to ask you more :P
Unfortunately I'm not from Coder. I'm just an admirer!
Hey Ben, I am the Product Manager for Coder. Please feel free to reach out to me at rsabia@coder.com with any questions. I would be happy to reply.
It looks like Vscode but it is not. The idea is good however it lacks many features that we get offline. When is the case when I will use this?
You have "Run on the browser" in the wrong column. I don't want an IDE that runs in a restricted environment that was never designed for productivity.
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