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Jay Killeen
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Jay Killeen
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Posted by Jay Killeen
Jay Killeen
Courses Plus Student 3,725 Points

Cloud IDE options

Hi All I am new to Treehouse and hoping to get some advice. I am always switching between computers and hoping to keep working on some of these projects rather feeling I need to only use my laptop. Is there a good IDE that you can use in the cloud to give the same experience as on the desktop? I have taken a quick glance at Cloud9 but can't really find any alternatives or real comparisons. Is this something relatively new?

I was thinking of possibly setting up a home server on the cheap using a Raspberry Pi but would rather focus on learning code first than fiddling around with something new.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Jonathan Tame
Jonathan Tame
14,524 Points
Jonathan Tame
Jonathan Tame
14,524 Points

Check out Nitrous.io and CodeAnywhere. I'm a big fan Nitrous.io and use it to collaborate with other folks on some projects. CodeAnywhere can be installed in your browser so you have an editor with you anywhere you can sign in to your chrome profile. Additionally, CodeAnywhere has a really slick app for both Android and iOS so you can code from your mobile device ... very handy when tinkering with a problem or a new feature while you're on the go or can't pull out a laptop. Nitrous.io is accessible from a tablet but runs in a browser ... it works but it's not as smooth of an experience as CodeAnywhere's app.