I'm working on a new feature at Anchorscape that offers a browser-based development environment. You'd be able to create a project and code directly in your browser without needing any local setup. Each app would get its own live preview URL with auto SSL that stays private until you're ready for production. Plus, it would include built-in security scanning to catch vulnerabilities as you build. Before we dive deeper into development, I'd love to know if this would be useful for you. What features would you find essential, and what would be dealbreakers?
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This is a great project idea! Have you thought about integrating tools like Snyk or GitHub Dependabot directly into the IDE for security scanning? That’s a big gap for developers. Good luck with the launch! 🚀
You might want to check out vscode.dev. It's a solid option, but keep in mind that it doesn't offer hosting for your app live.
There are already several services like this. I know Cloud9 is gone, but Replit and StackBlitz are similar. "Built-in security scanning" feels more like a feature that could be added to any IDE with a plugin, rather than a standalone feature. Also, many security scanners tend to generate a lot of false positives, which kind of defeats the purpose.
I personally wouldn't need this, but it sounds interesting!
That's a great suggestion! We already have agents running scans, and while we had some static linters, they were pretty unreliable with false positives. We're making sure the security really tightens up as we loop the fixes back into the dev process.