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Archive in favor of vscode-remote? #655
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vscode-remote was recently released 🎊
Some quick differences:
code-serveris entirely open-source.vscode-remoteis not for now.code-serverprovides access via a web-browser.vscodehas this in the works ATM.
Does anyone extract value from code-server that vscode-remote doesn't provide? If not, it'd be great to archive.
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MichaelDesantis commentedon May 6, 2019
From what I understand, the
vscode-remoteis essentially vscode with remote file system mounting. The binary is still running on a local machine. For resource-limited devicescode-serverwould still be the preferred choice until such a time thatvscode-remoteallows web-browser porting/access.mengjuleu commentedon May 6, 2019
I tried to open super large project with both solution (code-server & MS Remote Development) on my macbook. TBH, code-server is way more faster than the extension.
coadler commentedon May 6, 2019
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/faq#_why-arent-the-remote-development-extensions-or-their-components-open-source
To me it seems like they don't want to open source it at all
t-d-d commentedon May 7, 2019
Self-hosted online VSCode. VSCode Remote and the future VSCode Online don't seem to offer that. Self-hosting is required in an enterprise setting.
dr-br commentedon May 10, 2019
The vscode binary: yes. The application binary, however, runs on the remote machine. I don't think this is an issue for resource-limited devices.
pstjvn commentedon May 10, 2019
I think its important for users without access to OS that can support VSCode binary, strange as it may seem I find myself often with a Chromebook only and travelling and I highly value the option this projects gives me which is NOT what vscode-remote provides at all!
fbartels commentedon May 10, 2019
While I do see that the introduction of this service may put the current business model behind code-server at jeopardy I also want to express that I value the possibility to use this editor without the being dependent on Microsoft or its infrastructure.
If you decide to stop development maybe https://github.com/theia-ide could be an alternative (although at this point in time it does not offer the same "one binary" convenience as code-server does).
sr229 commentedon May 12, 2019
We still have a market for this thing. The only problem that I encounter that people might also encounter is the memory usage spike on a active session. This should have been fixed at some point in time, but it seems to be buried in backlog for now. Until it matches Theia's memory usage (~150MB), its almost impossible to use Code-server for Kubernetes hosts that has stricter memory requirements.
jeasonstudio commentedon May 13, 2019
code-serverhas its unique application scenario, neithervscode-remotenorvisual studio onlinecan replace the status ofcode-serverperfectly.geiseri commentedon May 17, 2019
I use a Chromebook for 99% of my work now. 1% is done via a RDP session via my Chromebook. Eclipse Che is way to complicated and heavyweight. It is trying to adopt a more modern approach but is painful to use outside of Java. Cloud9 seems to have died on the vine, and theia is more of a toolkit than a usable product. VS Code is one of the best dev envs to come along in a while as it is not just good at once language. Yes, Javascript is the most popular, but its actually enjoyable to use with python and even strange formats like ReST. I understand that what the coder guys are doing is NOT trivial and I hope there is a way they can monetize it and still be open source. Open source dev tools are hard, the audience can go from using it because they can't (or don't want to) afford a paid solution, or they genuinely do want to be part of an open ecosystem. Ask Trolltech/Nokia/Digia/QtCompany how easy that is :P Either way, I think this project is nice. I just hope we can all come to an agreeable arrangement here so they can pay the rent, and we can enjoy coding on our Chromebooks!
sr229 commentedon May 17, 2019
I can assure you, with Microsoft's stance on hosted platforms, our project will stay @geiseri. We won't go anywhere.
cstoddart commentedon May 21, 2019
Code-server has been one of my favorite projects since its release. I love managing my setup on my own server. I do use a Chromebook over my Macs when I can and plan to continue to do so. So far, this project has played a huge part in that, and I for one expect to see this project thrive
grenovales commentedon May 22, 2019
How about both? have code-server to run on the browsers and connecting to vscode-remote
sr229 commentedon May 22, 2019
its up to you if you really want to use both, however, in our side, this seems redundant for the VSO one, but the vscode remote tools would definitely allow more interopability.
grenovales commentedon May 23, 2019
Yeah, I think that most of the "workspace" extensions are available and you can install them on vscode-remote. Is code-server have its own marketplace? If so this could open to having more extensions consumed by code-server because they're on vscode-server.
fangli commentedon May 24, 2019
They work in a different way.
The users don't have to install anything when accessing the code-server.
If portable or flexible matters in such scenario, code-server is the only choice.
code-asher commentedon Jul 18, 2019
code-serverdevelopment will be continuing. 🎊