Continuous Dev EnvironmentsĬontinuous Dev Environments are at the core of Gitpod.

Long story short, from the user’s perspective the IDE itself is a common good and therefore not a real differentiator, so we need to dig a little deeper to discover the real differences. But as an end user of Gitpod this doesn’t really make a difference as we are embracing the look and feel of VS Code. Theia is more flexible when it comes to extending the core IDE, though, as you can build all kinds of modern cloud and desktop IDEs based on it. With regards to features neither VS Code nor Theia has a significant competitive advantage over the other as both support VS Code extensions and the UI is almost identical. We actually started the project together with Ericsson and are still among the most active contributors. Theia has not even seen a 1.0 release, yet, but is already adopted by many companies, such as Google, ARM, Arduino, RedHat, IBM, SAP, Ericsson and yes, Gitpod. This is open-source at its best, as it means others can innovate on top of a stable platform without risking the project is making unexpected turns. The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit Open-Source Foundation. Make no mistake, the “Eclipse” in Eclipse Theia doesn’t mean it is based on the classic Eclipse IDE, but that it is governed by the Eclipse Foundation rather than controlled by a single company. However, these days we see the advent of a new generation of cloud IDEs, which are either based on VS Code, like VSO, or on the vendor-neutral alternative Eclipse Theia, such as Gitpod. Platforms like Cloud9 or Eclipse Che have been around for quite some time. So, what are the differences? Glad you asked: Next Generation Cloud IDEĬloud IDEs are not exactly a new thing. With Visual Studio Online (VSO) Microsoft is entering the space of cloud-based developer environments.

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