Open Source Startup Podcast
E121: Coding in the Cloud with Coder
Jan 9, 2024
We learn about the evolution of browser-based coding, how Coder improved developer experience, their early focus on enterprise customers, the origins and traction of Code Server, their fundraising efforts, and growing the community and achieving early momentum.
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- The founders of Coder realized the need for coding directly on servers, leading to the concept of coding in the cloud.
- Transitioning from a consumer platform to an enterprise solution required hiring the right team members and building a strong team.
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The Inception and Evolution of Coder
The idea for Coder, a self-hosted remote development platform, originated when the founders were working on Minecraft servers and realized the need for coding directly on the machines running the code. This led to the concept that in the future, coding would move from local machines to the cloud. The initial product, a consumer platform, did not gain traction as personal laptops were already highly capable. They transitioned to an open-source project, Code Server, which became popular on GitHub. Based on their learnings, they built an enterprise platform that catered to large enterprises and offered self-hosted IDE experiences.
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