GitHub Codespaces

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GitHub Codespaces
Developer(s) GitHub, a subsidiary of Microsoft
Initial release2020 [1]
Platform Web application
O–IDE
Type Cloud computing
development environment
License Proprietary software
Website github.com/features/codespaces

GitHub Codespaces is a cloud-based online integrated development environment developed by GitHub. It allows users to create and manage development environments directly within the browser or through Visual Studio Code desktop. Codespaces is tightly integrated with GitHub repositories and enables on-demand coding, debugging, and testing in a full-featured development container hosted in the cloud. [2]

Contents

Features

Codespaces layout
GitHub Copilot on the left
Code editor in center
Terminal on the right GitHub Codespaces side by side terminal.webp
Codespaces layout
GitHub Copilot on the left
Code editor in center
Terminal on the right

Licensing

GitHub Codespaces is proprietary software and available to GitHub users under various subscription plans. Codespaces includes a monthly usage quota for free tier users of 60 hours, and expanded access for GitHub education, Pro, Team, and GitHub Enterprise plans. [6]

GitHub Classroom

GitHub Classroom is an educational tool developed by GitHub to streamline the process of managing programming assignments and coursework. Integrated with GitHub repositories, it allows instructors to distribute starter code, automate grading workflows, and track student progress. GitHub Classroom is widely used in computer science education and supports integration with GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development environments. [7] [8]

Programming languages supported

Extensions

Some of the popular extensions include:

See also

References

  1. Lardinois, Frederic (May 6, 2020). "GitHub gets a built-in IDE with Codespaces, discussion forums and more".
  2. "Using GitHub Codespaces". Johns Hopkins Engineering. December 5, 2024.
  3. "How to use GitHub Codespaces for reviewing pull requests". Graphite.dev.
  4. "Using GitHub Codespaces in Visual Studio Code". GitHub Docs.
  5. "Introduction to dev containers". GitHub Docs.
  6. "GitHub Codespaces freely available to all GitHub users".
  7. "GitHub Classroom Getting Started Guide". YouTube.
  8. "Using GitHub Codespaces with GitHub Classroom". GitHub Docs.
  9. "Build software better, together". GitHub.