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Easy UI but Needs Better Workspace Management
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Coder supports Terraform documents and that it's easy to use. It makes it easy to spin up and spin down containerized environments in a UI that's easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'm unable to delete workspaces sometimes. The update workspace feature has never worked for me. It was very difficult to figure out how to set up Terraform.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Coder for managing containerized environments. It makes spinning them up and down easy with a user-friendly UI. I appreciate its support for Terraform documents, allowing usage across different places.
Centralized Development Made Easy with Coder
What do you like best about the product?
Coder allows me to create centralized and isolated development environments for each of my distinct and unrelated codebases. It keeps the environments isolated, so dependencies and tooling for one project don't interfere with another. I also appreciate how it allows me to work seamlessly from different devices without needing to keep environments in sync. The centralized environments make backups simple since I only need to back up the server where they're running. It’s flexible enough for both work and personal projects, and I can use whatever custom tooling I need. A definite perk is being able to give others access to what I’m working on without keeping my laptop online. Also, I can completely customize the workspace to match the different projects and programming languages I work with. It's a huge time saver, especially with updating projects that have the same requirements all at once. Also, allowing temporary access for others is incredibly simple and straightforward with Coder, letting me seek feedback easily without exposing my projects to the internet longer than necessary. Setting up Coder was a piece of cake on my Kubernetes cluster, and it took no time at all.
What do you dislike about the product?
Genuinely I haven't found anything I dislike yet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Coder to create centralized, isolated environments. It keeps my projects' dependencies separate, allows seamless work from any device, and simplifies backups by centralizing them on a server.
Programming Made Easy with Coder
What do you like best about the product?
I use Coder to program my projects across different devices, which allows me to conveniently start on the computer and seamlessly continue on the iPad while on the go. I greatly appreciate that thanks to Coder and Devcontainers, I have exactly the dependencies needed for each project available in VSCode and the toolchain. I particularly like the simplicity of starting VMs and distributing them to others, as it allows me to get started right away and implement my ideas without having to wait long or perform extensive installations. Additionally, the initial setup of Coder was super easy, only one command was necessary, and the migration to Docker Compose was straightforward.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't managed to get Docker image caching working with the dev containers yet, but maybe it's just me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Coder, I can program projects on different devices, which gives me flexibility. It ensures that I always have the right dependencies for each project and makes it easy to start VMs, so I can quickly get started with my ideas.
Code: Rigorous Isolation and Simplified Deployment
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate the user-friendly interface of Coder, which makes it enjoyable to use. The workspace update system is also a plus, as is the overall stability of the platform. I also like that it allows each development to be isolated and to have different URLs for testing, which is very practical. Moreover, the integration of AI to assist in development is a considerable advantage for me. The initial deployment went well thanks to the Helm Chart.
What do you dislike about the product?
the creation of templates to create workspaces is not straightforward, considering that we are using Kubernetes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Coding allows us to isolate our development environments and quickly deploy new environments, whether for an existing employee or a new one. It also offers different URLs for testing and integrates AI to assist in development.
Intuitive, Customizable UI/UX with a Refreshing Open-Source Workflow
What do you like best about the product?
UI/UX, Workflow simplicity, Freedom to customize, Well made and top of it all? its opensource!
What do you dislike about the product?
The setup of public/remote access coder requires a bit of research. I think without a bit of technical background it will be a little hard to do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have multiple devices, when I do my work it's just a hassle to manage all of my work manually from those devices. I just use Coder installed on my private server and access it from other devices. Now? no more forgotten work left behind at home or other devices :)
Easy, Scalable, and Ideal for Developers
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Coder is easy and fast. I find that the basic idea is very good. Additionally, it was quite simple to set up and I appreciate that it offers IDE and workspace in a very scalable context.
What do you dislike about the product?
The creation of custom templates is an area I would improve. Also, the use of agents and the documentation on how to use custom agents could be better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I provide more than 100 developers in my company with development tools using Coder, which offers IDE and workspace in a highly scalable way.
Great for Remote Devs, devcontainer + GPU support needs to be improved
What do you like best about the product?
The value that brings to our developer team by enabling easy remote development environments
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not easy to use some features like devcontainers with GPU support, we haven't been able to set it up even when we contacted them with this limitations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Scalable remote development environment across different teams
Easy Deployment, efficient workspaces, and cost savings that pay for themselves in very short order
What do you like best about the product?
Coder was extremely easy to deploy and configure. We've had great success configuring devcontainer usage and moving developers from expensive VDI setups to far more efficient Coder workspaces.
What do you dislike about the product?
Coder is still in active development which can mean the newest features aren't quite as polished. We haven't had any deal breakers, but there's always risks deploying the latest versions of anything.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Quick, secure, and easily deployed workspaces for rapid development of a large codebase. Coder is dev-focused and tech forward, and it's saved us countless hours and lots of infrastructure cost.
Coder Transformed Our Development Workflow with Easy GPU Sharing and User-Friendly Interface
What do you like best about the product?
Coder has become an essential tool in our company, with more than 50 developers relying on it on a day to day basis.
The platform is extremely user-friendly. For us, having a clean user interface instead of depending on CLI commands or YAML files was a significant advantage. With just a few clicks, our developers can launch workspaces and connect using their preferred IDEs. The learning curve is minimal: any developer can get started with Coder immediately, without any prior experience.
Another feature we appreciate is the ability to create templates. We maintain various templates with all the dependencies our different teams need, updating them regularly. This ensures that no one has to waste time setting up or installing packages; as soon as a workspace is launched, everything is ready to use.
We run Coder on Kubernetes, which makes integration with standard K8s tools like Karpenter, OpenCost, Argo CD, and Prometheus straightforward. The setup process was also simple. Deploying Coder using the provided documentation and Helm chart in Kubernetes was quick and smooth.
Even though we’re using the Community Edition, their support through Discord has been great, whenever we’ve asked a question the team has always replied and helped us out.
The platform is extremely user-friendly. For us, having a clean user interface instead of depending on CLI commands or YAML files was a significant advantage. With just a few clicks, our developers can launch workspaces and connect using their preferred IDEs. The learning curve is minimal: any developer can get started with Coder immediately, without any prior experience.
Another feature we appreciate is the ability to create templates. We maintain various templates with all the dependencies our different teams need, updating them regularly. This ensures that no one has to waste time setting up or installing packages; as soon as a workspace is launched, everything is ready to use.
We run Coder on Kubernetes, which makes integration with standard K8s tools like Karpenter, OpenCost, Argo CD, and Prometheus straightforward. The setup process was also simple. Deploying Coder using the provided documentation and Helm chart in Kubernetes was quick and smooth.
Even though we’re using the Community Edition, their support through Discord has been great, whenever we’ve asked a question the team has always replied and helped us out.
What do you dislike about the product?
Certain features that would be particularly useful for our needs are not yet fully developed or tailored to our requirements. For instance, our workflow depends significantly on GPU workloads, and we were hoping to utilize DevContainers. However, at this time, DevContainers do not offer GPU isolation in a manner compatible with our environment. Additionally, we make extensive use of Docker. Although we succeeded in building a template that enables us to run Docker with GPU isolation within a workspace, achieving this setup required considerable effort and the solution is still not completely reliable.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our primary motivation for adopting Coder was the need to efficiently share GPU-powered EC2 instances on AWS among multiple developers, while maintaining control over GPU allocation.
Previously, sharing a machine was nearly impossible: developers had to connect manually via SSH, set up their own directories, and there was no effective way to isolate resources when several people were working simultaneously.
Coder addresses this issue perfectly: developers can simply choose the amount of CPU, RAM, and GPU they require, and Coder automatically finds a machine that meets those requirements and isolates those resources for them.
Previously, sharing a machine was nearly impossible: developers had to connect manually via SSH, set up their own directories, and there was no effective way to isolate resources when several people were working simultaneously.
Coder addresses this issue perfectly: developers can simply choose the amount of CPU, RAM, and GPU they require, and Coder automatically finds a machine that meets those requirements and isolates those resources for them.
Convenient Remote IDE Access, but Premium Features and Pricing Lack Transparency
What do you like best about the product?
This is a great solution for running virtual development environments. I appreciate having access to a complete IDE from anywhere, which makes working remotely much more convenient.
What do you dislike about the product?
I understand that developers need to make a profit, but there are far too many features locked behind the premium plan. It’s also frustrating that they don’t provide any public information about pricing, which makes things even less helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Coder makes it easy for me to access a development environment from any computer simply by using a browser. When I have access to my personal computer, I can also connect my locally installed IDE to the same workspace, which adds even more flexibility to my workflow.
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