Introducing Project IDX, An Experiment to Improve Full-stack, Multiplatform App Development- Google Developers Blog
8/8/2023 · Bre Arder, Kirupa Chinnathambi, Ashwin Raghav Mohan Ganesh, Erin Kidwell, Roman Nurik
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Introduces Project IDX, a new browser-based development environment built on Google Cloud and powered by Codey (an AI model trained on code and built on PaLM 2). Project IDX is built on Code OSS (VS Code) and aims to simplify full-stack, multiplatform app development. Key features include cloud-hosted Linux VMs for development, import from GitHub, pre-baked templates for various frameworks (Angular, Flutter, Next.js, React, Svelte, Vue) and languages (JavaScript, Dart, with Python and Go coming soon), built-in web preview, and upcoming Android emulator and iOS simulator. AI capabilities include smart code completion, an assistive chatbot, and contextual code actions. Deployment is integrated with Firebase Hosting. The project is experimental and seeks community feedback.