[site](https://github.com/features/codespaces) Codespaces is a feature of [[GitHub]], currently still in beta, that creates a virtual developer environment from GitHub repositories. It addresses the known problem of having finnicky, unstable, and arduous local dev environments by standardizing the setup in a virtual machine. ## Criticism [[GitHub1s]] is a free service that released a few months before Codespaces, preempting it. However, GitHub1s raises security concerns, especially for private repositories that require login with GitHub credentials. Still, it is a competitor to Codespaces, which will not be free for companies and teams. ## Related - [[GitHub’s Engineering Team Has Moved to Codespaces the GitHub Blog]]