WebStorm Cloud Desktop is now available as an installation-free application that runs in your browser. It provides you with JetBrains‘ well-known integrated JavaScript development environment with additional CPU and RAM and high internet speed.
With the arrival of WebStorm Cloud Desktop, you will be able to start coding with a professional JavaScript IDE in a few minutes. After registration, we will prepare your personal JavaScript development environment in less than 30 seconds. You have the choice to enter your existing license code or you can start a 30-day trial by signing up on the JetBrains website.
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What is WebStorm?
WebStorm Cloud Desktop is an integrated development environment for JavaScript and related technologies. Running in your browser, it makes your development experience more enjoyable, automating routine work and helping you handle complex tasks with ease.
Why WebStorm?
The best JavaScript IDEs as promoted by Slant are found in the following list (as of December 2021):
In or experience, hobby JavaScript developers tend to use (the free) Visual Studio Code, while professional developers tend to buy licenses for WebStorm or IntelliJ Ultimate. The latter is interesting for full stack developers Java and JavaScript developers.
Currently, following IDEs are available as Cloud Desktop by vocon IT GmbH:
- IntelliJ IDEA: free Community Edition
- WebStorm: bring your own license
- Visual Studio Code: free usage
Why working in Browsers?
Developing in the cloud has quite some advantages:
- it works on any device that has a browser installed (e.g. chromebooks)
- you can switch from one device to another seamlessly
- you do not consume the CPU&RAM of your local device. Just do the heavy lifting in the cloud instead
- enjoy higher Internet speeds than you have available in most households
- as a road warrior, never loose connection between your development machine and the Internet. If you loose connection to WebStorm Cloud Desktop, you can re-connect within a few seconds
Features of our Cloud Desktops
Currently, all cloud desktops offer the same set of installed tools and features. The difference between the cloud desktops is, that either IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm or Visual Studio Code is auto-started.
This is the set of features during beta phase:
- Free registration and Free access to a data center in Europe
- 3500Mi (=3,67 GB) RAM
- Shared 2 vCPU
- Unlimited sessions
- Persistence: your data will be waiting for you until you connect next time. Next time you connect, just continue with your work, where you had left it before.
- pre-installed set of tools (status as of 2021-12-29)
- Angular cli 9.1.12
- Chrome 96.0.4664.110
- Firefox 91.4.0esr
- git 2.22.0-1.WANdisco.437.x86 64
- IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3
- jq 1.6-1.el7.x86 64
- Maven 3.6.3
- nodejs v16.13.1
- npm 8.1.2
- OpenJDK 11.0.9.11-2.el7 9.x86 64
- Visual Studio Code 1.63.1
- WebStorm 2021.3
- Xorg 1.20.4-10.el7.x86 64
- yq 4.5.1
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