Evolution of the cloud-based IDE

The evolution of cloud-based IDEs has been slow, with local IDEs still dominating. Despite efforts like Cloud9 and Codeanywhere, developers have not fully embraced cloud IDEs due to inertia and the difficulty of creating a seamless experience. Coder's approach involves evolving existing IDEs for the cloud, giving developers control over their environment, and open-sourcing cloud IDE experiences like code-server. The company is now building a platform called Coder that focuses on empowering cloud-based development while maintaining editor neutrality.