A first look at the new GitLab Web IDE and remote development experience
Dec 15, 2022Eric Schurter

Summary
Introduces the new GitLab Web IDE beta, rebuilt on VS Code, offering a more powerful and familiar interface for contributing. Key improvements include a flexible interface, drag & drop in the file panel, find and replace, interactive terminal access with remote development capabilities, reduced memory usage, and improved reliability. It also allows users to switch between the new beta and the previous Web IDE. Future plans include VS Code extension support and project-wide search.
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