CodeCanvas

You’ve seen it before. Someone says, “It works on my machine,” and suddenly you’re deep in a rabbit hole trying to understand why a project that works perfectly on one machine fails to build or test on another.

CodeCanvas 2025.2 is here, and this release is packed with updates we think you’ll like. The main highlight is the support for Cursor and Jupyter notebooks.

The concept of remote development is deceptively simple: spin up your development environment somewhere that’s not your local machine. The perks range from freeing up local resources to not panicking when your laptop gets stolen. Yet, there are plenty of pitfalls, including flaky setups, poor vis…

In April, we released CodeCanvas 2025.1 with many important changes. The release brings improved infrastructure flexibility for easier multi-region setups, a new AWS CloudFormation installation option, enhanced environment logs, and more.

We used CodeCanvas to build CodeCanvas, and in doing so, we’ve seen firsthand how cloud development environments can transform a team’s development workflow. Here’s what we learned.

Cloud development environments (CDEs) have become a game-changer for development teams, and for good reason. They simplify workflows, reduce project setup time, and eliminate configuration headaches. While most discussions about CDEs focus exclusively on software developers, in reality, the benefits…

As we enter 2025, we hope you had an amazing holiday season filled with joy, relaxation, and plenty of inspiration for the year ahead! CodeCanvas 2024.3, last year's final release, went live just before the holidays. To avoid adding to the busy year-end rush, we delayed the announcement until now…

VDIs can be helpful for specific use cases, but CDEs are a better choice for software development. In this blog post, we delve into the difference between the two.

Adopting remote development is a significant decision for any company. At JetBrains, we talk to many customers about this shift. While we see growing demand, we also encounter many misconceptions about what remote development with cloud development environments (CDEs) can and cannot do. 1. What p…

CodeCanvas is the JetBrains' new platform for orchestrating cloud development environments (CDEs). Read more to learn what CodeCanvas is.