AWS Launches Cloud9 Web-Based IDE. A year after Cloud9 was acquired, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has released a new browser based IDE with the same name. On Thursday, the company presented the AWS Cloud9 IDE at its re-Invent conference in Las Vegas. The Cloud9 IDE is based in part on AWS’ acquisition of c9.io technology. It allows developers to write, run, and debug code through a web-based interface. Its core component is the Ace Editor, which is a code editing window. It supports large files without lags, custom run configurations, and more than 40 language modes. Cloud9 allows developers to invite other IAM users. It also supports serverless app development. Cloud9 integrates seamlessly with AWS. Randall Hunt, Senior AWS Technical Evangelist, explained that Cloud9 can be run in their AWS environments (they only pay for the compute and storage), or in a virtual private clouds (VPC). “If you are running in AWS, the auto-hibernate function will stop your instance soon after you have finished using your IDE. This can save you a lot of money over having a permanent developer desktop. It can be launched within a VPC, giving it secure access to your development resources. Cloud9 can be run on an existing instance or outside of AWS. You can also provide SSH access to the service to allow it to create an environment on an external machine. Hunt stated that your environment is provisioned automatically with secure access to AWS so you don’t have to worry about copying credentials around. Cloud9 is now available in all regions of AWS, including the Northern Virginia, Ohio and Oregon, Ireland, Ireland, Singapore, and Ireland. More information is available here. More information from AWS reInvent 2017: