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Koding vs Nitrous.IO: What are the differences?
Developers describe Koding as "A new way for developers to work". Koding is a feature rich cloud-based development environment complete with free VMs, an attractive IDE & sudo level terminal access!. On the other hand, Nitrous.IO is detailed as "Making coding in the cloud a reality". Get setup lightning fast in the cloud & code from anywhere, on any machine.
Koding and Nitrous.IO can be categorized as "Cloud IDE" tools.
Some of the features offered by Koding are:
- Free virtual machine (VM) with Ubuntu, root access, apt-get, and many commonly used tools
- Built-in Terminal with 256-color support
- All languages, databases, and command-line tools are supported
On the other hand, Nitrous.IO provides the following key features:
- Code from Anywhere- When you need to fix that emergency bug while on the beach.
- Get Setup Fast- It only takes a few seconds to get from signup to a fully loaded stack.
- Not just a Web IDE- Use Vim or Emacs to edit your code, from the terminal or your browser.
"Free" is the primary reason why developers consider Koding over the competitors, whereas "Easy to use" was stated as the key factor in picking Nitrous.IO.
I am going to learn machine learning and self host an online IDE, the tool that i may use is Python, Anaconda, various python library and etc. which tools should i go for? this may include Java development, web development. Now i have 1 more candidate which are visual studio code online (code server). i will host on google cloud
The main contenders here are VS code and Eclipse, because Koding is meant to be used by large companies and by devs who know what they are doing. Both VS code and Eclipse have pros and cons, but for someone who wants to learn, VS Code is a much better choice as it has a very simple UI and plugins are easier to find and download.
Eclipse isn't meant for learning purposes and was designed with the intent to be used by professionals. Also it is an amazing IDE for java, but isn't so good in other languages, while VS code is much more efficient in a vast number of languages.
The only likely issue you might be facing with vs code is that, at times, it can be a resource hog, and in extreme cases it is possible to crash. But it is very rare and I recommend you have at least 8GB ram and at least a dual 1.6 GHz CPU.
Pros of Koding
- Free36
- Built in terminal for vm31
- Free vm with ssh access30
- Apps15
- Real time code collaboration with infinite # of people14
- Built in social network with developers from all over13
- Good ui12
- Active community12
- 1gb ram on the free plan12
- Strong alternative of localhosts10
- Free public ip6
- Best online ide3
- Easy and reliable2
- Koding University1
- Koding Package Manager1
- Automated development environment setup system1
- No free VM anymore1
Pros of Nitrous.IO
- Easy to use26
- Useful free plan23
- Web ide16
- Nice Price14
- Good node.js support13
- Works with meteor12
- Desktop Integration Tool11
- Easy cloud deployment8
- Easy setup7
- Fantastic way to learn a new language stack6
- Collaborative5
- Simple4
- Fast setup3
- ssh access2
- Adjust RAM and HD instantly2
- Clean (and fast) interface2
- GitHub OAuth Support2
- Go support1
- Docker Support1
- One-click github ssh setup1
- Great ruby on rails support1
- Clean Interface1
