Chapter 2: Cloud Computing Foundations

Why you should consider using a cloud based development environment

There is an expression, “use the best tool for the job”. When doing development on the cloud often the best tool is the native environment. For many of these examples you would be best served using a cloud based development environment. For work on AWS this means AWS Cloud9 and for work on Google this means Cloud Shell.

They offer “curated” administrative tools that are preinstalled like a cloud SDK and Linux development tools. Working on a laptop or workstation running Linux, OS X or Windows can absolutely be made suitable for development work but each one presents a unique challenge. It is recommended you use the “native” cloud development ...

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