10 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Codespaces

GitHub Codespaces is a versatile cloud-based development environment that allows users to code without taxing their local machines, offering a browser-based IDE on a virtual machine. It enables users to perform resource-intensive tasks, such as running machine learning models like Stable Diffusion, by allowing them to set machine types from 2-core to 32-core and request GPU-powered environments if needed. GitHub Codespaces facilitates remote collaboration through features like Live Share for pair programming and provides a consistent development setup that simplifies onboarding and technical interviews by eliminating the need for local environment configurations. It also supports coding in various editors beyond Visual Studio Code, like Jupyter Notebook and IntelliJ IDEA, and offers 60 to 90 hours of free access per month depending on the user's GitHub subscription level, making it an attractive option for developers seeking a reliable and efficient coding platform.