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Why Cloud IDEs Stalled and What Comes Next for Developer Infrastructure
- A Gitpod State of Cloud Development Survey in 2023 found that while 62% of developers tried cloud IDEs, only 14% used them regularly, with performance concerns, lack of offline support, and complex setup as main barriers.
- The 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey revealed that 73.6% of developers use VS Code, showing a preference for traditional local IDEs over cloud-based alternatives.
- Cloud IDEs have not revolutionized collaborative coding as expected and are seen as a 'packaging solution' rather than truly innovative.
- The increasing complexity and technical debt of coding environments in the cloud hinder collaboration and onboarding new developers efficiently.
- There is a need for a 'developer roadmap' for the cloud, providing a universal developer experience across various hardware, cloud providers, IDEs, languages, and repositories.
- Daytona is a company working on such a roadmap, aiming to streamline development environments by automating setup, managing configurations, and standardizing workflows across teams.
- Daytona does not replace local tools but focuses on eliminating configuration drift, reducing onboarding time, and enhancing standardization within engineering teams.
- By integrating with GitHub and VS Code, Daytona simplifies development by providing consistent workspaces and automating setup processes.
- Daytona's simplicity lies in serving as a link between code, containers, and collaboration, offering faster onboarding, reducing bugs, and minimizing the need for specialized knowledge in managing coding environments.
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