1. Coding in the Cloud http://tinyurl.com/tacc-cloud-ide
This slide deck includes recorded video demonstrations of content from the live presentation.
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2. Texas Advanced Computing Center
The University System’s Supercomputing Research Department
Visualization Lab on Main Campus
Data Center at Pickle Research Campus
We do tours!
Joon-Yee Chuah
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3. Integrated Development Environments
Compiler
Your Program
Execution Environment
(Virtual Machine or Kernel, System Libraries)
Operating System
Your Computer
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4. Integrated Development Environments
Large software package
Typically requires admin privileges to install
Projects may not be portable
Workflow is not portable
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5. The Web is the Platform
“Port 80”
Google Docs
Thinner clients
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6. Computers in Computers
Virtualization
Containerization
REST
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7. Cloud Development Environments
Cloud IDE
Compiler
Your Program
The Internet
REST
Execution Environment
(Virtual Machine or Kernel, System Libraries)
Modern web browser
Container
Your OS/Computer
Someone else’s OS/computer
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8. Cloud Development Environments
A web page as a window to a server
Server runs the compiler, stores the libraries
Programs run on the server
Your computer is simply a controller
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9. Cloud Development Environments
Project lives on servers (or cloud repository)
Pre-configured environments
Completely portable
You’ve probably already used one, such as server-side Scratch
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10. Fiddles https://fiddles.io/ (nsfw!)
Multi language code snippets/runners
Linkable code and output samples!
Extremely lightweight
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11. Trinket.io Python with processing UI library installed
Ability to create graphics
Shareable code
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12. Jupyter Notebook http://jupyter.org/
Python, R and Markdown (and widgets)
JupyterHub for local servers
Microsoft Azure Notebooks
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13. Codenvy (Eclipse Che) https://codenvy.io/
Eclipse based (code completion, refactoring, etc.)
Many dev stacks, including C++, Java, Android (!!!)
Professional level tool
Can create project ”factories”
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14. Codenvy Workspaces Equivalent to Eclipse workspaces
Can have multiple projects
Also can store run configurations

15. Launching a Java workspace
Create a workspace with a Java/Maven/Tomcat runtime
Create a Java (not Maven!) project
Add a Run command

16. Launching a Swing (GUI) Workspace
Option 1 - Use a factory
Option 2 - Configure a workspace manually
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17. Author a Stack
Stack Authoring provides the ability manually control the Dockerfile FROM codenvy/ubuntu_jdk8_x11
Uses a pre-existing Docker image with Ubuntu Linux, the Java Development Kit and X-Windows
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18. Configure a Run Command
Commands are bash scripts that will run on your development container
You can use macros such as ${current.project.path}

19. Anecdotal Challenges Student e-mail signups
Still some network access issues
Service purchasing (as opposed to products)
Doesn’t cover everything
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20. Anecdotal Benefits Code at home or in a library Remote sharing
Git integration
Multi-language, multi-platform
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21. On the Horizon Coding as a behavior The tech is getting better
The job market is moving towards the cloud
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