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    AWS Cloud9

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) used to write, run, and debug code with just a browser. It includes a code editor, debugger, and terminal. Cloud9 comes prepackaged with essential tools for popular programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, and PHP, with no need to install files or configure a development machine to start new projects.N/A

    Microsoft Visual Studio Code

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visual Studio Code, a text editor that supports code editing, debugging, IntelliSense syntax highlighting, and other features.

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    AWS Cloud9Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.6
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
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    Support Rating
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    9.7
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    User Testimonials
    AWS Cloud9Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    When I am working with a large team of developers. Also, when a security policy, you are not allowed to install any app on your laptop. Cloud 9 is well integrated with Cloud commit. So we don't have to spend time in configurations.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code is highly recommended for the development of systems and / or complex applications entrusted to work teams under a specific methodology, and its use is also recommended for the maintenance of previously developed applications.
    It is not recommended as a learning environment for developers with little experience as the learning curve would be too high
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • It provides an extremely intuitive and easy-to-use interface, so adapting to it does not take much time.
    • It contains the most common programming languages.
    • It allows the export of files, either directly to the repository or to the team where you want it.
    • It is housed in the cloud so you can work with it from anywhere.
    • Allows you to share code or work on them with others in real-time.
    • Does not require installation.
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    Microsoft
    • Very accessible -- it's compatible with all platforms and environments, free to install, and fast to open
    • Strong native support for many languages, and very strong extensibility to provide advanced language features
    • Git integration is top-notch, often displaying a better history, diff, and merge interface that is otherwise available in version control systems
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Confusing documentation - AWS's documentation remains quite confusing, and the layout of other services/settings that you have to use with Cloud9 can be a bit of a handful.
    • Sometimes slow - As the size of a project increases, the editor gets increasingly slower, and starts slowing down the browser overall.
    • Long setup process - The setup for Cloud9 can be hard and tough, especially since the documentation is quite hard to understand.
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    Microsoft
    • Lack of button bar like ones found in Visual Studio.
    • Lack of integrated help that could link to YouTube, Channel 9, or other Microsoft videos on how to learn about features.
    • Integration with Team Foundation Server.
    • Would like to see it having some sort of integration into a Web API testing harness.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Microsoft
    Solid tool that provides everything you need to develop most types of applications. The only reason not a 10 is that if you are doing large distributed teams on Enterprise level, Professional does provide more tools to support that and would be worth the cost.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    The interface for Cloud9 needs some improvement. It is simply not as powerful and intelligent as a local text editor would be and thus it lacks the capabilities of fast filling when coding. Otherwise, I think it has a fair interface that they have tried mimicking an IDE.
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    Microsoft
    Looking at our current implementation, Microsoft Visual Studio Code is perfect for writing code and performing debug operations. Integration with SVN repository is easy and changes can be tracked effectively. Microsoft Visual Studio Code supports developers to write code productively using syntax check and easy customization. Microsoft Visual Studio Code also provides support for IntelliSense which prompts suggestions for code completion. It is easy to step through code using interactive debugger to inspect the root cause of error quickly.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    Customer support is managed by the Cloud support team. I won't be able to comment on details, but it's fast.
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    Microsoft
    Active development means filing a bug on the GitHub repo typically gets you a response within 4 days. There are plugins for almost everything you need, whether it be linting, Vim emulation, even language servers (which I use to code in Scala). There is well-maintained official documentation. The only thing missing is forums. The closest thing is GitHub issues, which typically has the answers but is hard to sift through -- there are currently 78k issues.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    [AWS] Cloud9 offers specific features not available in the competition: Code collaboration using the chat features is the highlight which sets it apart. [The] code completion feature makes [it] very similar to the offline IDE like eclipse. It's much easier to use compared to Codeanywhere. It provides terminal access to EC2 instances and hence other amazon services.
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    Microsoft
    [Microsoft] Visual Studio Code beats the competition due to its extensibility. Their robust extensions architecture combined with the plethora of mostly free extensions written by the community can't be beaten. The fact that this tool itself is provided by a world-recognized company, Microsoft, free of charge is phenomenal. The goodwill garnered by them is immeasurable. Other tools I've used were missing features or were just too rigid, too complicated, or too unsophisticated for my liking. The fact that VS Code is easy to mold to my will with the right extensions seals the deal.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • We save time since we do not need to configure files or our equipment.
    • We have the most appropriate tools for software development in one place.
    • We can work from anywhere so if that day we could not get to our office or something we can do from home.
    • We can code with a single browser.
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    Microsoft
    • Positive impact on minimizing time wasted by employees with software installation and setup
    • Positive impact on reducing spend on software licensing
    • Positive impact on minimizing time used to manage different applications for different purposes - this performs all of the functions we need in basic coding
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