Code Spaces with Chris Noring on Web Rush #219

Chris Noring talks with us about Code Spaces, how Code Spaces works, why you might consider using Code Spaces, pricing of Code Spaces, and uses of Code Spaces you might not have considered.

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  episode: 219,
  title: 'Code Spaces',
  topics: [ 
    'virtual environment', 'coding', 'remote work'
  ],
  guest: 'Chris Noring'
  hosts: [
    'Ward Bell', 'John Papa', 'Dan Wahlin', 'Craig Shoemaker'
  ]
};

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Chris Noring @chris_noring

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

• Narwhal

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Resources:

• Codespaces Overview
• Code Spaces .NET Core Starter
• Dev containers
• Introduction to GitHub Code Spaces
• Managing encrypted secrets for your codespaces
• Configuring and customizing codespaces: deep dive
• Vscode.dev
• Github.dev
• Just One More Change - github.dev, vscode.dev, codespaces on YouTube by John Papa
• Azure for Students $100 credit
• Codespaces pricing
• What is Codespaces and how can Students access it for free?
• Simple example of configuring a codespaces environment for Angular + Node
• How to optimize your Codespaces using quotas
• Introduction to Dev Containers

Create a Dev Container https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/create-dev-container

Timejumps

• 00:46 Guest introduction
• 02:30 What is Code Spaces?
• 03:21 What problem is Code Spaces solving?
• 05:14 What's the debugging experience in Code Space?
• 06:50 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 07:51 What about open source contributer and PRs?
• 14:51 Using Code Spaces with a lower powered computer
• 16:44 Is there a program for students?
• 19:28 Sponsor: Narwhal
• 20:09 What is the cost of Code Spaces?
• 24:51 How do the dev container files work?
• 28:45 How does Code Spaces compare to competitors?
• 32:25 How else is Code Spaces used?
• 39:12 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.