Software Engineering Daily CodeSandbox with Ives van Hoorne
Dec 4, 2024
Ives van Hoorne, Co-founder of CodeSandbox, shares insights about their cloud-based development platform and its transformative impact on web development. He recalls his journey from childhood coding to building a user-friendly environment for collaboration. The discussion highlights innovative security measures in educational sandboxes and creative tactics against crypto mining. Ives also delves into the technical intricacies of in-browser development tools, CI/CD advancements, and even intertwines tales of volleyball, illustrating the joy of play alongside technology.
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Secret Language Translator
- Ives van Hoorne's first program translated a secret language he used with a friend.
- They used it to send public messages on a Dutch social media platform.
CodeSandbox Inspiration
- Ives van Hoorne's frustration with sharing React code snippets on Slack inspired CodeSandbox.
- He wanted a way to send running code, similar to Figma or Google Docs.
Simple Solutions Scale
- CodeSandbox's initial tech stack included Create React App, Elixir, Phoenix framework, Postgres, and Redis, deployed on a $20 VPS.
- Storing files directly in Postgres, despite seeming unscalable, proved efficient, handling over 500 million files with sub-100ms load times.
