As someone who is building a cloud-based dev environment solution, to be honest, I am really thrilled to see tech giants making such big splashes.

It is impossible to ignore the trend that the software we develop is getting more and more complex. It will take longer and longer for an engineer to set up the local dev environment until it is almost impossible for a new hired engineer to do so. More importantly, once you reach a complexity scale, even the most high-end macbook pro cannot run the software we develop locally anymore.

At Nimbus, we are simply following and accelerating that trend with our cloud-based dev environment solution. I deeply believe that within 3-5 years, it will be a more common to develop on a cloud-based dev environment than on our laptops.

This could be a really good thing. I hope that it will be available for individual users and not just for companies/enterprise users.

At Nimbus, our solution for individuals will be released very soon. I am happy to get you on a free trial even before the release if you are interested.