676: Google IDX - VS Code in the Browser with David East

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with David East about Google’s new cloud based full-stack, multiplatform app development workflow, Project IDX.

Show Notes

• 00:22 Welcome
• 01:31 Browser in the car
• 02:16 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 02:24 Who is David East?
• David East
• David East
• David East (@_davideast) / X
• Learn from David East’s courses | Frontend Masters
• Firebase | Google’s Mobile and Web App Development Platform
• 04:32 What is IDX?
• Project IDX
• Flutter - Build apps for any screen
• Welcome to nix.dev — nix.dev documentation
• 13:15 What’s the experience of IDX?
• Nx: Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System
• 16:42 IDX isn’t just a toy - it’s a dev machine
• 20:29 What’s the offline mode like?
• 23:30 How are VS Code extensions handled?
• 27:03 Is multiplayer or project sharing on the road map?
• 28:45 How is latency taken care of?
• 31:43 This could be faster than local dev environment
• 36:18 Portability of your projects
• 42:25 What do you think about iPad coding?
• 44:28 Phone testing with IDX
• Firebase Test Lab
• 46:59 How is AI being integrated?
• 50:23 Supper Club questions
• Introducing Operator | Fonts by Hoefler&Co.
• MD IO by Mass-Driver - Future Fonts
• 55:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

CSS

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