Cloud and Container-Based IDEs: Enhancing Development Efficiency - Devoxx Greece 2024

Explore the world of cloud-based integrated development environments (IDEs) in this 40-minute conference talk from Devoxx Greece 2024. Dive into popular platforms like Gitpod, GitHub Codespaces, and the open-source Devpod as speaker Matthias Haeussler compares these modern solutions to traditional IDEs. Learn about the crucial role of containers and the devcontainer specification, with a focus on JVM-based languages and IDEs like Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ. Discover the advancements and current limitations in this field, and gain insights into the efficiency of developing polyglot, container-based distributed applications. Watch a live demo showcasing how developers can start coding instantly across various programming languages and frameworks, without the need for complex build environment setups. Understand how cloud IDEs can standardize development environments for team projects and educational settings, drawing from the speaker's experience in teaching distributed systems at university.