Roman NurikAug 8, 2023
💜 [1/10] Hey folks — I’m so excited to finally be able to talk about what I’ve been working on this past year — Project IDX (idx.dev).

https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/08/introducing-project-idx-experiment-to-improve-full-stack-multiplatform-app-development.html
Introducing Project IDX, An Experiment to Improve Full-stack, Multiplatform App Development

Introducing Project IDX: An experimental new initiative aimed at bringing your entire full-stack, multiplatform app development workflow to the cloud.

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💜 [2/10] As design lead for Project IDX, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to co-lead this effort with some incredible engineers, researchers, and product folks.
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💜 [3/10] I’ve had to stretch every skill, from product and comms design, to prototyping and prod engineering (hello Dockerfiles!), to product strategy, communication and negotiation. I’m also so thankful for the endless support we’ve gotten from across the Google community.
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💜 [4/10] And it goes without saying, this is just the beginning of our journey. The road ahead is long. I’m sure we’ll get some tips of the hat along with difficult, difficult feedback…
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💜 [5/10] But gosh am I excited for the journey, and even more excited for the amazing team I get to go on that journey with.
Aug 8, 2023 at 6:10pmWeb
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💜 [6/10] OK, before I sign off, I wanted to share just a few quick motion studies from the identity work I did the past few months. You’ll notice a common theme — we wanted Project IDX to embody the notion of “chefs cooking for chefs” as Kathy Korevec so wisely puts it…
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💜 [7/10] For example, are you team tabs or team spaces?
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💜 [8/10] And is there a word for that feeling you get after `prettier` runs and your code is nice and tidy?
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💜 [9/10] And finally, AI AI AI AI AI…
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💜 [10/10] With that, here’s to the journey ahead, folks. I hope you’ll join us for it. https://idx.dev
Project IDX

Project IDX is an entirely web-based workspace for full-stack application development, complete with the latest generative AI from Gemini, and full-fidelity app previews, powered by cloud emulators.

Show threadDinoAug 8, 2023
@romannurik
Annoyed. I write tidy code.
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@dino Format on Save FTW