Codenvy Cloud IDE tool review

1. Cloud IDE (Codenvy)
Weston Martin
2/13/2014

2. History
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Codenvy began as an eXo Platform in January 2013. After raising
$9,000,000 Codenvy was made public in September of 2013

3. Cloud IDE
vs.
Eclipse
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No downloads needed
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Native feel
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Not platform specific
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Enriched keyboard shortcuts
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Multiple people can access at the
same time
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Syntax highlighting
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Security
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Does not need internet access
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Can access workspace from
multiple machines

4. Sustainability, Performance, Pricing
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Sustainability - Codenvy allows you and others to easily keep your
code sustainable for all projects.
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Performance - Codenvy is consistent and quick but it can lack some
of the performance of non-cloud based IDEs (such as syntax
highlighting as you type). Performance can also rely on your internet
connection
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Pricing - Free for everyone! (code envy premium is coming soon and
will cost money)

5. Benefit/Cost
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Since Codenvy is free, there is no financial cost to using it
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However, the cost of privacy and user experience is something to
look at
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Is your project something that you would mind others possibly
seeing?
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Are you attached to your IDEs non-essential functionalities such
as hot keys, drag and drop capabilities, and syntax highlighting?
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If you answered yes to one of the above, codenvy might not be
for you

6. Compatability
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Cloud IDEs are built for compatibility. Any user can use it no matter
what platform they have as long as they have internet access.

7. Hello World! (android project)

8. Tutorials
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Codenvy has a ton of ‘How Tos’ and tutorials. Just head on over to
http://docs.codenvy.com/user/getting-started/ for the “Getting
Started” tutorial
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For other documentation and FAQs, go to
http://docs.codenvy.com/user/