Could we avoid vnc by using Eclipse Che?

[edseymour]

Eclipse che provides a web-based IDE that can be deployed as a container.

The upstream container kinda works, but git is broken due to the unreferencable user id. If we're able to preload the monster app within the workspace this might workaround this issue.

Remote debugging is a challenge as we would need to bake-in oc client and then remotely execute the port-forward command. This might be easier to do via a service account, rather than a 'real' user (similar to what's done with Jenkins integration).

[juhoffma]

Ed,

I am wondering why this would be better? I really love the idea to present a true developer desktop of the real world. I know few people who really use a web based IDE.

[edseymour]

Depends which use-cases you're trying to show. I agree the desktop experiences is super, particular when being introduced to the product. But once you're past demonstration, and are working through technical scenarios, this offers an interesting (and more scalable) alternative.