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Koding
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Not a cloud IDE
Have to provide your own IDE, so not a cloud IDE.
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Everything is supported
All languages, databases, and command-line tools are supported. Most machines are already set up with web project basics like Apache, PHP, MySQL, Ruby, Node.js, Perl, and Python and anything else can be installed via the SSH root access.
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No real individual user support
While they do have plans available for 1-10 users, they are not focused on individual developers, so much as teams.
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Ability to signup with Github
And link account to oDesk and Facebook.
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Great community
Koding has a community feature that makes it easy to collaborate and share ideas with like minded developers all over the world. And the community itself is very active and helpful community.
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Real-time collaboration
Real-time code and terminal collaboration with integrated chat abilities.
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Built-in terminal
With 256-color support.
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Various file upload options
Koding supports drag & drop, Dropbox, clone from Github, FTP and the ability to access them using SSH.
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Built-in package manager
The Koding Package Manager (a successor to Apps) is command line tool for installing packages like nginx, Redis, VNC, Wordpress and many others. It consists of officially supported and user-built packages.
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Communities
Ability to create different sized communities that can be public or private.
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Social Stream
There's a built-in social network with developers from all over the world.
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Unlimited domains and subdomains
Unlimited user-defined domains and subdomains for private or shared VMs can be set up.
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Capable editor
Koding uses the Ace editor that's developed by Cloud9. Besides the basics, it covers most important advanced code editor features such as code folding, converting cases, auto-completion, code analysis and refactoring, regex search and offers easy access to relevant documentation. It also gives access to the CLI, has support for Vim and Emacs keybindings, includes multiple cursors and zen coding mode that removes all distractions and allows focusing on code.
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goormIDE
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Cloud IDE
Goorm IDE is a cloud IDE, making it easy to sign into and code from anywhere.
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English is not the primary language
If you do a google search for Goorm IDE, much of the results are in Korean, which is the same with their social media. If you don't speak Korean, you may have difficulty finding more information on Goorm or asking for help/support.
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Supports most languages and frameworks
Goorm IDE has support for C, C++, Java, Js, python, ruby, node express, jquery, angular, and bootstrap. It even supports web server and integrated debuggger.
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Latency at times due to location
Likely the servers are in Korea which introuces a little Lag at times when usingthe terminal.
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Super easy
No more configurations, just a few clicks. It's fully ready to develop.
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Root access to shell
Goorm allows the user to access their shell as the root user, and SSH is also supported.
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Platforms:
Browser-Based
Multi Language Support:
yes (over 12)
Git:
yes
Free tier:
yes
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PaizaCloud IDE
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3 seconds instant launch
PaizaCloud launches new development environment server just in 3 seconds. So, you can casually create or destroy server.
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Floating window manager
PaizaCloud provides Floating window manager like Windows or Mac by default. It makes the environment more flexible. PaizaCloud also provides Tab window mode when you want to use the full screen for one purpose.
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HTTP/HTTPS access to any ports
PaizaCloud allow you to access almost all ports for HTTP/HTTPs access.
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No credit card required
No credit card is required for FREE plan.
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Internationalization
PaizaCloud's Editor or Terminal fully support non-ASCII languages like Japanese, Chinese, European languages.
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Extensible PaizaCloud app
PaizaCloud provides standard application like File manager, Editor, Terminal. But, PaizaCloud also provides the possibility to add or even create new App-for-PaizaCloud using HTML/CSS.
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Terminal with root
In PaizaCloud, you can sudo to root. So, you can install packages, or run service freely.
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Supports Jupyter notebook
PaizaCloud has Jupyter Notebook support with Python libraries like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, or matplotlib built-in.
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Google Home / Google Assistant development in the browser
As PaizaCloud runs in the cloud, you can develop and run the Google Home / Google Assistant application, without deploying to another server.
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Multi Language Support:
Yes
Cross Platform:
Yes
Git:
Yes
Auto Complete:
Yes
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SourceLair
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Expensive
SourceLair offers a free plan that allows you one private project. However if you want more projects, the Pro plan is fairly expensive at $8/month ($96/year).
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Django stack, out of the box
SourceLair provides a minimal Django stack which can be used to host projects and see development results right away. Plus, there's a public link that can be used to share with colleagues or team.
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Non free/libre (proprietary)
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Simple and efficient interface
SourceLair features a very efficient interface, containing only the tools needed, thus providing focus on what's important - code.
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GitHub integration
SourceLair lets you log in and sign up with your GitHub account. This enables you to clone your GitHub repos with a single click and start working immediately on them.
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Git & Mercurial support
Every software project on sourceLair is backed up by the Source Control Manager of your choice; Git or Mercurial. Clone repos, commit, pull and push changes and work with branches on the cloud without having to install and configure anything or worry about compatibility between your Source Control Manager and the system of your choice.
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PHP real-time preview
You can split you editor and watch the result of your code in real time.
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Multi Language Support:
Yes
Cross Platform:
Yes
Git:
Yes
Auto Complete:
Yes
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AWS Cloud 9
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Lacks subdomain options
Building an app that needs subdomains is impossible.
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Full terminal access
Cloud9 gives full terminal access to home directory. In their hosted Linux Ubuntu environment it has sudo powers. No UNIX commands have been blocked - npm, ifconfig, chmod, chown, tar, etc work. All commands can be accessed and any package can be installed. And if the terminal is used when using Remote SSH feature it connects directly to the server and runs the commands on that server.
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Free plan asks for credit card details
Free plan requires you to provide a credit card due to the nature of Cloud 9's "Free Workspaces" to be relatively abused. According to the developers, this is the only way to prevent such.
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Capable editor
Cloud9 uses their own editor called ACE. Besides the basics, it covers most important advanced code editor features such as code folding, converting cases, auto-completion, code analysis and refactoring, regex search and offers easy access to relevant documentation. It also gives access to the CLI, has support for Vim and Emacs keybindings, includes multiple cursors and zen coding mode that removes all distractions and allows focusing on code.
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Part of Amazon Web Services
While the c9.io site is still up and running, Cloud9 is exclusive for AWS Customers only, and you pay the AWS Compute pricing when you use Cloud9.
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Great documentation
Cloud9 has extensive, well-organized documentation at docs.c9.io.
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Lacks a built-in Java builder and runner
While there is no built-in Java builder or runner currently, C9 has provided instructions on how to set them up. Instructions can be found here.
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Enables real-time online collaboration
An important feature of Cloud9 is the real-time collaboration ability. It allows pairing programs or perform code reviews really easily as well as simultaneously text chat.
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Does not accept New Registrants on c9.io Anymore
As being acquired by Amazon Web Services as part of AWS Cloud9, the c9.io service won't accept new sign ups.
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Integrates with AWS
Prior to being part of the AWS Toolchain, AWS integrates deeply with CodeStar and AWS Lambda, allowing you to build serverless architechtures.
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Terminal will not work on Windows (Cloud9 SDK)
The terminal package does not work on the Cloud 9 SDK in Windows because it cannot find an appropriate unix shell. This might be a recurring bug undergoing fixes.
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Offline editing
By installing and running a client application that syncs the local file system and cloud storage Cloud9 can be run locally. Great alternative for situations when the Internet connection is unreliable.
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Can be hosted on own server
Since Cloud9 is an open source project with source code available on GitHub, it can be run as a self-hosted solution on own hardware and behind a firewall.
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Git & Mercurial support
Git and hg commands can be run in the command-line, the same way as in a local terminal. There are also built-in add-on services for GitHub, BitBucket and GitLab.
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Runs any language
The runner has built-in functionality fo Apache, Node, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Go, CoffeeScript, Julia, Mocha and Shell script, but any other language can be used by creating a runner for it.
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Desktop application is available
Prior to the Cloud9 core source code being released, an Alpha version of a desktop version can be built from the source which is based from NW.js. Instructions can be found here.
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SSH Workspace
Allows you to connect directly to your external server via SSH. Modifying files directly on your server using a cloud based editor allows you to have the portability of the a cloud based workspace with the control of your own server (including complete DNS control).
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Debugging with breakpoints for NodeJS server side JavaScript
Breakpoints allow specifying a stopping points in the execution of the application. When these breakpoints are hit, the application will stop executing and give the ability to examine data such as local variables, run commands and control the execution flow of the application.
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Ability to clone multiple repos in one project
Cloud9 provides one free private workspace. However, I can host multiple projects there by cloning as many repositories into the root project directory, thanks to the full access terminal.
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Package manager
Similar to package managers for the desktop, Cloud9 also includes their own package manager, c9pm, which allows adding new software from a list of available utilities. Apt-get can be used in the project's workspace terminal to install/update/upgrade software. Composer, Bower or any other utilities of choice can be installed to manage dependencies and packages.
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Provides with a simple way to deploy apps
Cloud9 allows quickly deploying apps via CLI. There are instructions on how to deploy to Azure, CloudFoundry, OpenShift, NodeJitsu, Modulus and Heroku. For example, all hosted environments have Heroku's toolbelt installed by default so all heroku commands are available from the get-go.
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Provides with own runtime environment
Cloud9 can connect to a dedicated VM to provide a powerful Ubuntu runtime environment in the cloud using Docker. Apps can be either run from the run panel where a selection of runners is provided or from a terminal.
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Support for most databases
In addition to launching a server to run code, Cloud9 will also host a database to develop against. Support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and SQLite.
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Browser testing support
Cloud9 integrates with Sauce Labs a browser testing suite that allows previewing the app in any desktop or mobile browser.
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Provides with a simple way to deploy apps
Cloud9 allows quickly deploying apps via CLI. There are instructions on how to deploy to Azure, CloudFoundry, OpenShift, NodeJitsu, Modulus and Heroku. For example, all hosted environments have Heroku's toolbelt installed by default so all heroku commands are available from the get-go.
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ShiftEdit
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Expensive
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Low cost, high quality
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Not user friendly
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Revision control
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Non free/libre (proprietary)
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Syntax checking
Highlights syntax errors and automatically fix some errors
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Supports multiple file access points
Access files from FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3
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Supports autocomplete
Code completion for HTML tags, CSS and PHP code assist
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SSH support
Allows connecting directly to a server and run commands on that server.
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Good Customer Support
Help requests get answered quickly and successfully.
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Codeanywhere
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Full terminal access
CodeAnywhere gives users full terminal access.
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No debugging options found (stepping through code)
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BitBucket integration
Integrates with BitBucket and allows logging in with your BitBucket account. It's possible to launch Codeanywhere from within BitBucket's repo by adding Codeanywhere integration as an add-on.
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Non free/libre (proprietary)
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Dropbox and Google Drive support
Codeanywhere allows connecting and pulling development files from a Dropbox or a Google Drive account, making it easy to sync development files across devices.
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Web terminal window doesn't always run
In many instances, opening a terminal window in CodeEnvy would continue to load eternally.
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Unlimited revisions
Each action performed on any file from any resource will be saved forever.
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Customer support is virtually non-existent
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Github integration
Integrates with Github and allows logging in with your Github account.
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Custom domains do not work
The custom domain feature fails at the SSL cert, even if you are bringing your own via Cloudflare, etc. Running on port 80 appears to break the site. This is especially frustrating when you paid an extra $24 for 15 custom domains that you cannot use. Support is non-existent so they will not help resolve the issue.
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Has mobile apps for all major mobile OSs
Codeanywhere has apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows, and Blackberry.
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Does not jump to definitions
Unable to navigate the class definition or declaration.
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SFTP access
Allows connecting code via FTP, SFTP.
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Very unstable
It's a nice IDE when it works, but suffers a lot from instability with things like being unable to save files, or not starting up, as well as crashes, etc.
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Good editor
Supports multiple cursors. Has code completion for JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS and linting for JavaScript and CSS.
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iOS app hasn't been updated in almost 3 years
Update as of August 20 2017.
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Allows inviting collaborators with a link
Codeanywhere has a feature called Share Links, that allows users to collaborate with others on their projects in real-time by simply sharing a link to their work.
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Web editor on iPad is severely lacking
Codeanywhere relies on right click for major actions but doesn't support this interaction on iPad. Selecting listed Dev box URLs to access site is also unworkable in practice. iPad app allows the actions but has very limited set of Dev box controls. Using an external keyboard with the app can also be problematic as the arrow keys don't work.
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Multiple devboxes
DevBoxes are saveable, fully customizable development environments that run on either Open VZ or Docker and each has a dedicated amount of memory and disk space. Multiple devboxes can be run at the same time.
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SSH Port will be different each time you start your DevBox
Only for Always on DevBoxes will SSH ports remain static.
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SSH Terminal
Even for 3rd party SSH connections.
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Does not have a function name list in side panel view
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Integration with DigitalOcean
CodeAnywhere recently partnered up with DigitalOcean. Now users can manage, spin up and provision DigitalOcean droplets all from the CodeAnywhere IDE. This is a great addition for both products, combining the power of an affordable host with the portability and power of CodeAnywhere IDE.
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Can't use SFTP with GIT
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OneDrive integration
Similar to their Dropbox integration, it gives you full access.
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UI is not optimized and zoom is applied to the entire screen, rather than just the editor
The buttons are way too small. The UI feels washed out and opaque. Zoom (Ctrl++) is applied on the entire screen and not just on the editor.
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2 Factor authentication is a joke
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Confusing, not user friendly
It's so confusing versus other IDEs. Not recommended for newbies and programming students.
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Multi Language Support:
yes
Cross Platform:
yes
Git:
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Auto Complete:
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Eclipse Che
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SSH + terminal
Built-in terminal with root access so you can make changes to your running machines. Being able to SSH into the workspace so you can use a desktop IDE is handy.
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Slow runtime
Online IDE is much slower than desktop one.
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Custom commands
You can package up custom commands with your workspace and then use them (or share them) with everyone else.
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Docker runtimes
You can choose from pre-configured environments for Java, Javascript, C++, PHP, C#, etc., or you can define your own by dropping in a Dockerfile - makes it easy for simple and complex projects.
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GIT and SVN VCS support
Projects can be easily imported from any Git or Svn repository hosting service.
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Reproducible environment
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Portable workspaces
The workspace in Che includes project sources, IDE and the runtime. So if you hand your Che workspace definition to another user and they execute it they will get everything they need to build, run and debug the project. Also the runtime is in a Docker container so it will work even if the second user is on a different OS than the original user who shared their workspace with them.
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Previews
Che does a nice job to automatically map the service:port running in the Docker container (e.g. tomcat on 8080) to the Docker port it actually uses (something in the ephemeral range). You never need to figure that out - it's just made available when you run your server.
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Merge tool for VCS
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Open-source
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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Gitpod
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Customizable Workspaces
Gitpod workspaces are very customizable. You can define a workspace with .gitpod.yml and define your own Dockerfile if you need tools that needs preinstalled automatically.
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Does not create forks automatically for you
If you make a Gitpod workspace based on a GitHub repository you do not own, git push will fail and you need to query the Git client to make the fork for you.
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Open Source to the core
Gitpod is a Web IDE product by TypeFox, which created Theia, a open source IDE framework. They rely on Kubernetes, Docker, Theia, and Let's Encrypt to provide this service - providing a 100% OSS-based SaaS.
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Can be slow on 3G Networks
The crux of this is because of the large bundle.js that is needed to be transferred, this is a problem within Theia.
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Workspaces are created from GitHub URLs
Any GitHub repository can be prepended with https://gitpod.io# to define a Gitpod workspace. Here's an example of it.
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Packages can't be installed through the CLI
Gitpod doesn't support apt installs yet due to the container mounting through an NFS. To alleviate this, you need to define a custom stack for your project if you need it.
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VNC Support
Gitpod has VNC support out of the box, which allows you to test Desktop apps within the cloud.
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Pre-authorized Git Client
This is the only GitHub-based Web IDE that pre-authorizes the git client, saving you time to do setup.
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GitHub Pull Request Issues Comments are viewable on the IDE
No need to jump tabs when making needed changes for your GitHub Pull Request. Gitpod supports viewing the comments and resolving those through the IDE - so you can resolve comments without ever needing to mark it resolved manually on GitHub.
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Automatic Configuration
If your GitHub repositories does not have a manifest to make a stack, Gitpod will attempt to make a stack based on what it understood about your codebase. However, for popular projects, a central repository on GitHub exists to configure a workspace automatically for them without the manifest file to be present.
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Language Server Protocol support
LSP is a standard made by Microsoft to create a single common core that can be consumed by a development tool. Theia is based on Visual Studio Code and supports LSP natively.
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Platforms:
Chome OS, Windows, Linux, macOS, Browser-based
Multi Language Support:
Yes
Cross Platform:
Yes
Auto Complete:
Yes (IntelliSense, LSP, and Textmate)
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Glitch
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Unlimited number of public and private projects for free
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No code prediction
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Runs a server out of the box
Perfect for building web applications, be it client-only, server-only, or full stack.
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Private data are kept secret, even in public projects
Non-collaborators can't access private data (e.g. API keys) which are stored in a special file, and they are deleted when a project is forked.
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Persistent storage
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Multiple languages supported
Although the only official language/framework is Node.js, you can access the terminal and install other languages via apt-get (as long as it doesn't exceed the storage limit).
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VS Code integration
If you feel the built-in web editor is not sufficient, you can switch to VS Code and get the full power of its plugins. You still work with the files and server in the cloud, no extra setup required.
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It has a friendly welcoming community of builders
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RAM:
512MB
Price:
Free
Storage:
200MB+1GB(node modules)+512MB(assets)
Multi Language Support:
Yes (Unofficial)
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Codiad
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5
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Open source
You can run Codiad on your server to allow you and your team to edit files. Simplest to run may be using a Docker image like linuxserver/codiad.
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Terminal runs as same user for everyone
No matter who is the logged in user, the Terminal plugin runs commands as the PHP user. This also affects the Git plugin in that there is a single SSH key for all users using your Codiad instance.
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Easy to self-host: Only requires PHP
It only requires PHP 5+ and Nginx or Apache. No database is required. This makes it really easy to install on many servers include shared hosting.
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Full of small bugs
There are plenty of various issues and bug that may either be due to your setup and the UI will not report them, or due to bugs in the code; I'm including common plugins here as well (just naming a few: search files and in files may report nothing if it had an error, commands stderr not printed, marketplace not showing items, search in market place showing no results, Git escaping ( by \( in the commit message for no good reason...). Those are generally small but together it makes the product feel flawed.
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Multi-line edit
Allows to edit multiple things are once by having multiple cursors like Sublime Text.
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Currently no search and replace in multiple files
There is a search in multiple files, and search & replace in current file, but not something to perform a search & replace in multiple files.
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Has many easily installable plugins
Many plugins exist, from Terminal, Git to Collaboration and Emmet... Plugins can be installed by using the web interface, or by manually extracting files to the right directory.
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Terminal doesn't TTY
The terminal plugin for Codiad allows users to type some commands and see the outputs, but not interactive input is supported (i.e. stdin is closed). Meaning you cannot run Vim, Tmux or anything requiring user inputs.
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Simple and easily managable GUI
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Demo only lasts 30min
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Eric Python IDE
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Integrated python debugger
Eric has a python debugger built-in.
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Auto completion is not very good
The auto completion is not top-notch compared to other IDEs and text editors. In fact, many people recommend installing a third-party plugin to improve the auto completion found in Eric.
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Good project management
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Complex interface
Eric has a very complex UI. It overwhelms you with sections and windows and doesn't let you focus on code. Every tool is displayed on the top bars (there are 3) with no logical grouping or structure whatsoever.
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Integration with version control software
Integrates with various VCS.
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Integrated class browser
With Eric you can easily browse all classes in your current Python project and display the methods for a given class.
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Multi Language Support:
No
Cross Platform:
Yes
Auto Complete:
Yes
Bracket Matching:
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Google Cloud Shell
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Inexpensive
Google Cloud Shell is free for Google Cloud Platform customers.
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Ephemeral Disk
Software installed globally as root (such as via "sudo apt-get install..." ) can be lost when restarting Cloud Shell; any software that needs to be persistent has to be installed in the user directory (or made part of the Docker image for the custom Cloud Shell image).
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Already has Google Cloud SDK and other tooling installed
Thus eliminating a setup step for interacting with Google Cloud.
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Minimal UI
Cloud Shell's editor is not as featureful as some alternatives.
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Already provisioned with Google Application Default Credentials
This makes it easier to run/test code that interacts with Google APIs.
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VM is always up-to-date, making it more secure
Because the VM image is managed by Google and either provided entirely by Google or configured by a Dockerfile (which is regularly rebuilt), packages are far more likely to be kept up-to-date with the last patches and security fixes compared with Cloud IDEs that give you your own VM and make you, yourself, in charge of applying updates.
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Supports multiple open files at the same time
One can split the screen and edit two files at once, making it easy to edit one file while consulting the contents of some other file.
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Supports editor and terminal in the same screen
This makes it easy to run commands while editing files at the same time.
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Built-in integration with tmux
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Supports "Boost Mode"
Allowing you to provision a more powerful instance when necessary.
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Supports custom software packages via a Dockerfile configuring the Cloud Shell image
With Cloud Shell custom environments (an early access feature), it is possible to specify a "Dockerfile" to specify a custom VM image to use for the Cloud Shell environment. This Dockerfile can be used to install packages with apt-get, npm, pip, etc. globally.
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Includes Eclipse Orion IDE already configured
Eclipse Orion can be difficult to setup/configure if creating a do-it-yourself VM running Eclipse. This makes it easier to have a working IDE.
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RAM:
1.70GB (default), 3.75GB (boost mode)
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Free
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0.5 vCPU (default), 1 vCPU (boost mode)
Storage:
5GB
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GitHub Codespaces
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Preferences are synced
Your Visual Studio local preferences and extensions are saved within GitHub, allowing you to use your configurations on the go.
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Limited to GitHub
As this is a GitHub Product, do not expect it to work with the likes of GitLab or BitBucket. If you want to use third party VCS providers, you might want to use Visual Studio Codespaces instead.
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One-click experience
Designed to make contributing to a repository easier, all it takes to start the cloud IDE is its dedicated button within the repository page.
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Limited to 5 Codespaces instances
GitHub Codespaces currently limits you to 5 concurrent working codespaces. You have to delete another to start another codespace.
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Visual Studio Codespaces extensions works as-is
If you are a customer for Visual Studio Codespaces, your extension to control GitHub Codespaces will also work and you will be able to use your Visual Studio Code to interact to the Codespace instead of using the Web IDE if need be.
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Early-Access Software
Currently invite-only, expect GitHub Codespaces to have some bugs until its GA release.
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Extensible and configurable
Borrowing from its bigger sister, Visual Studio Codespaces, which is also based on Visual Studio Code, any VS Code extensions work outside the box, no gotchas.
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Customizable environments
Environments can be customized in the user-level or the repository using a container declaration file, allowing the environments to be tailored according to the user and the target project
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Release Date:
2020 (Early Access)
Extensions:
Supported (Visual Studio Code)
Live Share:
Supported
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PythonAnywhere
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Easy setup
It's literally a matter of minutes to get a Python-backed website up and running.
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Python-only on the server side
Obviously you can put JavaScript in your web pages and so on, but you can't use Rails or Node.
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Easy scaling
You pay for a number of "Workers" for your web app (to handle requests), or CPU seconds for code that you run outside a web app, and you can get more workers or CPU seconds by upgrading your plan any time.
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No WebSocket support
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Excellent customer service
Really fast turnaround, friendly.
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Free option
You can run a website at USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com for free, and it's good enough for a light-traffic website -- it runs 24/7. You get a free MySQL or SQLite database too.
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Flexible payments
You can pay monthly and cancel any time, or pay for a year up front to get a discount.
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Not too expensive
A basic site with no custom domain is free. $5 a month will afford the user enough power for a typical 100,000 hit a day website.
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JetBrains Rider
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5
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New C# IDE based on ReSharper and the IntelliJ platform
ReSharper is a popular Visual Studio Extension for .NET Developers. IntelliJ IDEA is a popular and fully featured JAVA IDE.
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Not free
Project Rider has a trial version available, but is not free.
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Superior "quality of life" features
Extremely good at filling in all the mindless boilerplate type code while you stay productive.
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No support for dotTrace, dotMemory yet on macOS
Support is promised on macOS, but currently only available on Windows. This means it’s not ideally suited for performance tracing and debugging.
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Fast performant
Rider has everything you want from a serious IDE, but without the bloat. This results in significantly fast performance in day to day operations.
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Is RAM hungry
This product can hang a huge amount of RAM memory, up to 4 GB.
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Multiple runtime support
Project Rider supports the .NET Framework and Mono, with CoreCLR support in the works. It also includes templates for creating new projects, and when you create an empty project, it's literally empty
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Relatively young project
Some bugs are to be expected since it's still a relatively young project.
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Cross-platform
As well as running and debugging multiple runtimes, Project Rider itself runs on multiple platforms. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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Abnormal key maps
Though Visual Studio Key Map can be installed, it is still hard to find where the plugins are installed when one uses it to open a solution for the first time.
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Decompile code for any .net library
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Version control integration
Intellij plugins for Git, Mercurial, and TFS plus Local History of files.
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Supports all the development lifecycle
Project Rider can build MSBuild and XBuild solutions as well as DNX/.NET CLI projects, and allows debugging .NET and Mono applications. DNX/.NET CLI debugging and CoreCLR support are coming.
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Excellent UI, Features beyond Visual Studio (File Layout just one example)
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Free for Students
With a university email, Rider can be obtained for free.
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CodeTasty
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Beautiful, user friendly website
The website has a beautiful design and is very easy to nagivate and find what you're looking for.
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Young project
CodeTasty is a fairly new IDE and still has some catching up to do in terms of community size and ironing out bugs.
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Code complete
Best code completion for php, javascript and css.
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Smooth
The entire IDE interface is smooth and flexible, making it easy to use for any developer.
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Platforms:
Yes
Price:
$0 - $50 : 3 plans
Multi Language Support:
Yes
Cross Platform:
No
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MonoDevelop
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Free
MonoDevelop is free to download and use.
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No longer supported (deprecated since 2018)
Starting with version 4.x, Xamarin rebranded MonoDevelop as Xamarin Studio, but only for the Windows version of the IDE. Stable release 7.6.9.22 / September 21, 2018
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Starting up this program doesn't take as long as starting Visual Studio windows 98
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Bad formatting
MonoDevelop doesn't offer much in terms of autocompletion and code formatting. Most of the time the automatic formatting that MonoDevelop does is annoying and not really compliant with C# guidelines.
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The MonoDevelop version that ships with Unity is several versions behind
The version of MonoDevelop that ships with Unity is several versions behind the main MonoDevelop branch. It also gets updated very rarely so any annoying bugs that it may have take a lot of time to get fixed.
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Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac
Supported languages:
C#, F#, Visual Basic .NET, Vala
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
GUIFramework:
GTK
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Dirigible
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7
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In-system programming development model
Working on a live system shortens development turn-around cycles and eliminates the need of complex CI steps during development.
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Poor documentation
Other than the getting started guide on their Github page, their only documentation is in PDF.
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Template based generation of user interfaces
Pattern-based user interface generation using Bootstrap/AngularJS or OpenUI5
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Template based generation of CRUD services
RESTful services based on database tables
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Short turnaround time
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Built-in Flows & Jobs
Simple workflows descriptors in JSON format for declarative modeling of application processes
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Database Modeling
Simple database table layout descriptors in JSON format
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Easy to use
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StackHive
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Supports Bootstrap
StackHive supports Bootstrap 2 & 3, and provides a tutorial on using Bootstrap with Stackhive.
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Very similar to Webflow
Many developers and designers have called StackHive a poorly executed Webflow knock off. Though StackHive currently offers more features than Webflow, it has much less of a polished feel, and can be buggy and slow at times. You can see a side-by-side comparison of the UI here.
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Free plan available
There is a free plan available for trying out the IDE. It allows you 3 projects and 2 pages per project.
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Feature-rich for front end web development
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