So 2023 is the year of the cloud development environment (CDE). That’s like one of the longest running jokes in tech- it’s the year of Linux on the desktop. Or maybe we’re finally approaching the time that a cloud-first developer experience (DX) becomes a normal way of working. In early November GitPod took 25 million dollars in a Series A round to deliver on the promise of CDEs. Tom Preston-Werne
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