update che
Signed-off-by: Christopher Guindon <chris.guindon@eclipse-foundation.org>
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this month, the most common question I heard was “This is really cool technology, but what
do you use it for?”
</p>
-<p>At the time, there wasn’t a lot of activity happening around cloud-based ideas.
- There were even fewer activities around container-focused, cloud-based ideas. People were very
+<p>At the time, there wasn’t a lot of activity happening around cloud-based developer tools such as integrated development environments (IDEs).
+ There were even fewer activities around container-focused, cloud-based IDEs. People were very
interested in what was happening in Eclipse Che, but they weren’t quite sure what to make of
it.</p>
<p>Fast-forward to March 2020 and the landscape has changed dramatically. People have a
- much better understanding of cloud-based development and Docker containers. And they appreciate
+ much better understanding of cloud-based development and containers. And they appreciate
how much faster and easier Eclipse Che makes it to develop enterprise applications that leverage
- Kubernetes.</p>
+ containers and Kubernetes.</p>
<p>With the speed and simplicity that Che enables, people have flocked to it. Today, a
number of corporations and communities across the globe rely heavily on Eclipse Che to expand,
enhance, and tailor their developer experiences. Leading technology providers, including IBM, CA
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still a few facts about this very versatile technology that surprise people.</p>
<h2>1. You Can Use Che for Just About Anything</h2>
<p>Instead of asking what you would use Che for, the question now is more along the lines
- of “what wouldn’t you use it for?” In addition to the expected uses cases around
- helping developers get started and contribute to applications that will be deployed on a
- Kubernetes platform, we’re also seeing some really interesting and unexpected applications.</p>
-<p>Here are a couple of examples:</p>
+ of “what wouldn’t you use it for?” In addition to the expected use cases — helping developers get
+ started and contribute to applications that will be deployed on a Kubernetes platform — we’re also seeing some
+ really interesting and unexpected applications.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mainframes. </strong>At least two major corporations are using the cutting-edge
technology in Eclipse Che to make it easier for developers to contribute to their mainframes.
While mainframes are very established technology, they’re also arguably one of the most
complex developer environments to set up. Newer developers typically don’t have the
- experience or expertise needed. Eclipse Che means they don’t need it.</li>
+ experience or expertise needed, but they’re intrigued by the salaries COBOL developers can receive!
+ Eclipse Che gives them an easy on-ramp if they want to pursue that interest.</li>
</ul>
-<p>Once you get past the novel idea of combining mainframes with new, technology-light
- containers and Kubernetes, it makes perfect sense. But, it’s certainly not a use case we
+<p>Once you get past the novel idea of combining mainframes with new technology like containers
+ and Kubernetes, it makes perfect sense. But, it’s certainly not a use case we
envisioned when we started Che.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>IoT.</strong> Eclipse Che is also making it easier for developers to contribute to IoT
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<p>For example, data scientists don’t need an IDE that looks like Visual Studio Code
because they’re not coders. They want to use their Jupyter Notebook or something like it.
Other folks don’t want to use a web-based editor. They prefer to take advantage of the Che
- server and the workspaces it provisions directly from their desktop IDE. That’s fully
- supported too.</p>
+ server and the workspaces it provisions directly from their desktop IDE. That’s possible too.
+</p>
<p>The point here is the conversation shouldn’t be about the Che IDE. It should be
about comparing Eclipse Che to other tools that provision workspaces in the background so
developers don’t have to. Today, there aren’t many tools that provide this capability
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@
and corporations.</p>
<p>Che is your typical Eclipse community that’s always expanding and is very
approachable. We have weekly community calls, and they now often include demos from our community
- members. Some of these demos are very, very impressive, which shows we’ve reached an
+ members. Some of these demos are very impressive, which shows we’ve reached an
exciting and interesting stage in the project’s growth.</p>
-<h2>5. Che Has Come a Long Way Since It Was First Released</h2>
-<p>When Eclipse Che was first released, many people probably liked the functionality it
+<h2>5. The Che IDE Has Come a Long Way Since It Was First Released</h2>
+<p>Although the IDE isn’t the only part of Che you should care about, it’s where most people first interact with the project.
+ When Eclipse Che was first released, many people probably liked the functionality it
provided, but were put off by the fact that it didn’t look like the IDE they were already
using. It likely seemed easier to stick with what they knew rather than go through a learning
curve they didn’t have time for.</p>
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virtually disappeared.</p>
<p>In addition, in Che 7, we made key changes that mean production containers look the
same in production as they do in development. Tooling and other required elements are wrapped
- around the production container so it doesn’t change when you move from development to
- production. This is very important to ensure the validity of testing.</p>
+ around the production container, using container sidecars, so the application containers aren’t
+ changed when you move from development to production or vice-versa. This is very important to ensure the validity of testing.</p>
<h2>Take Another Look at Che</h2>
<p>If you haven’t looked at Che in a while, it’s definitely time to take
another look and re-evaluate how it can help you take advantage of new opportunities and tackle
