The article has a lot to do with containers. When you spin up a code space, you get a containerized workspace for the current repository.
> Codespaces sets up a cloud-hosted, containerized, and customizable VS Code environment. After set up, you can connect to a codespace through the browser or through VS Code.
(But that wasn’t what the parent was referring to...)
> Codespaces sets up a cloud-hosted, containerized, and customizable VS Code environment. After set up, you can connect to a codespace through the browser or through VS Code.
(But that wasn’t what the parent was referring to...)