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by tmp_anon_22 1837 days ago
Wouldn't this be better as a VS code plugin versus a web-based tool?
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> Wouldn't this be better as a VS code plugin […]

I think it is: https://github.com/concrete-utopia/utopia#build-editor-vscod...

(founder here) we do have a vscode plugin (that handles the "follow me" side of "I click on something in the design" as well as triggering updates on the canvas, but it's not a VScode plugin _of_ Utopia. The monetisation isn't the big issue, it's more around performance management (and candidly also the internal dev cycle). We don't believe single-player use should be monetised anyway, that just creates the wrong incentives for us.
I agree, but is it even possible to effectively monetize a VS code plugin?
E. G. https://wallabyjs.com/ does pretty well
Or a full electron app. Not sure I like the idea of uploading my code to test.
It seems to be open source - one might imagine it can be run as a local instance?