Something Cool

So, earlier this week, I got invited to join in the github codespaces beta. This is a pretty neat idea. It leverages a feature in vs code where you can develop in a container and since vs code is written in electron (javascript), it creates a container hosted at github where you can code directly in your browser!

What this means for me, is after this post, I'll be able to work on my website from anywhere so long as I have an internet connection.

I'm not sure it's really going to change the frequency of posting- maybe it will (just trying to be realistic), but it means that the devices I can use open way up. For instance, I've been attempting to build small development environments at home, and I've done so with mixed success. My first attempt was using my chromebook. It worked fairly well, but I never found a great ide solution that I liked. I've been using VS code for a few years now, and while it has warts and I should probably invest more time in making it work for me, I'm very satisfied. Unfortunately, at least as of Aug 2020, VS Code isn't compiled for an ARM based processor, so I had to use alternatives on my chromebook, and on the second machine I attempted, a Nvidia Jetson Nano.

I will probably revisit building a development environment on ARM, but I have other priorities at the moment.

I think codespaces is neat, I'm excited for the additional flexibility it gives me. It's in Beta now- I'm not sure what the cost will be when it's fully released, but so far I'm impressed. It does exactly what I needed.