Archive in favor of vscode-remote?

[kylecarbs]

vscode-remote was recently released 🎊

Some quick differences:

• code-server is entirely open-source. vscode-remote is not for now.
• code-server provides access via a web-browser. vscode has this in the works ATM.

Does anyone extract value from code-server that vscode-remote doesn't provide? If not, it'd be great to archive.

[MichaelDesantis]

From what I understand, the vscode-remote is essentially vscode with remote file system mounting. The binary is still running on a local machine. For resource-limited devices code-server would still be the preferred choice until such a time that vscode-remote allows web-browser porting/access.

[mengjuleu]

I tried to open super large project with both solution (code-server & MS Remote Development) on my macbook. TBH, code-server is way more faster than the extension.

[coadler]

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/faq#_why-arent-the-remote-development-extensions-or-their-components-open-source

To me it seems like they don't want to open source it at all

[t-d-d]

Self-hosted online VSCode. VSCode Remote and the future VSCode Online don't seem to offer that. Self-hosting is required in an enterprise setting.

[dr-br]

The binary is still running on a local machine.

The vscode binary: yes. The application binary, however, runs on the remote machine. I don't think this is an issue for resource-limited devices.

[pstjvn]

I think its important for users without access to OS that can support VSCode binary, strange as it may seem I find myself often with a Chromebook only and travelling and I highly value the option this projects gives me which is NOT what vscode-remote provides at all!

[fbartels]

While I do see that the introduction of this service may put the current business model behind code-server at jeopardy I also want to express that I value the possibility to use this editor without the being dependent on Microsoft or its infrastructure.

If you decide to stop development maybe https://github.com/theia-ide could be an alternative (although at this point in time it does not offer the same "one binary" convenience as code-server does).

[sr229]

We still have a market for this thing. The only problem that I encounter that people might also encounter is the memory usage spike on a active session. This should have been fixed at some point in time, but it seems to be buried in backlog for now. Until it matches Theia's memory usage (~150MB), its almost impossible to use Code-server for Kubernetes hosts that has stricter memory requirements.

[jeasonstudio]

code-server has its unique application scenario, neither vscode-remote nor visual studio online can replace the status of code-server perfectly.

[geiseri]

I use a Chromebook for 99% of my work now. 1% is done via a RDP session via my Chromebook. Eclipse Che is way to complicated and heavyweight. It is trying to adopt a more modern approach but is painful to use outside of Java. Cloud9 seems to have died on the vine, and theia is more of a toolkit than a usable product. VS Code is one of the best dev envs to come along in a while as it is not just good at once language. Yes, Javascript is the most popular, but its actually enjoyable to use with python and even strange formats like ReST. I understand that what the coder guys are doing is NOT trivial and I hope there is a way they can monetize it and still be open source. Open source dev tools are hard, the audience can go from using it because they can't (or don't want to) afford a paid solution, or they genuinely do want to be part of an open ecosystem. Ask Trolltech/Nokia/Digia/QtCompany how easy that is :P Either way, I think this project is nice. I just hope we can all come to an agreeable arrangement here so they can pay the rent, and we can enjoy coding on our Chromebooks!

[sr229]

I can assure you, with Microsoft's stance on hosted platforms, our project will stay @geiseri. We won't go anywhere.

[cstoddart]

Code-server has been one of my favorite projects since its release. I love managing my setup on my own server. I do use a Chromebook over my Macs when I can and plan to continue to do so. So far, this project has played a huge part in that, and I for one expect to see this project thrive