December 2018 Summaries

Code reviews are crucial for maintaining code quality and learning from teammates. However, they can be time-consuming and disruptive to workflows. Gitpod is a tool that streamlines the code review process by providing a full developer environment with a single click for any pull request on GitHub. This integration allows users to read, run, test, and comment on changes within an online IDE, automating context switches and reducing overhead. By using Gitpod, developers can improve their code review experience while minimizing distractions from their daily tasks.

This blog post discusses how to develop Node.js applications using Gitpod, a browser-based environment that provides the depth of a full local dev environment with VS Code but the friendly onboarding of JSFiddle. The author demonstrates how to write Node.js applications in this environment, run and debug them, work with Git for version control, automate Node.js setup, create pull requests, collaborate with others, and showcase applications. Gitpod is free for open-source development.