Ask HN: Is anyone using Cloud Dev Environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?

Re:Ask HN: Is anyone using Cloud Dev Environments (e.g. Code... by v7n on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:39AM (#37938909)

I strongly disagree about connectivity being inherently required by software development and therefore an implied part of the job. To take it a step further I believe most developers would benefit from being offline some parts of the day, unless some exceptional circumstances make that unproductive.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone using Cloud Dev Environments (e.g. Code... by eddtries on Thursday October 19, 2023 @02:49AM (#37939387)

That’s ridiculous, you’re conflating productivity (due to slack and meetings, I assume) with fast internet access.

You need to install potentially large packages and images, commit code, and be clear in meetings - that’s a minimal standard for software and if someone can’t do that because they’re on some crazy kbps internet then they’re not suitable for the job.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone using Cloud Dev Environments (e.g. Code... by dmantis on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:48AM (#37940626)

I live in a country with fast enough 5MB/s and huge ping (300ms+) internet. There is no problem with installing packages, downloading deps and so on, but realtime remote typing or gaming could be really clunky.

Don't forget that you don't need a fast ping for development (with local env). "Good internet" is a very broad definition.

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