Daytona Community Hours #12

Daytona continues to evolve rapidly, driven by both our dedicated team and our growing community of contributors.

This week's updates showcase our commitment to improving developer productivity, streamlining workflows, and responding to user feedback. From new IDE integrations to performance enhancements and expanded Git provider support, there's a lot to be excited about.

Let's dive into the details of what's new, what's improved, and what's on the horizon for Daytona.

Recent Releases

Over the past week, Daytona has seen several minor and patch releases, each bringing valuable improvements:

v0.29.0

• Added workspace start prompt in Daytona code for stopped projects

• Fixed BitBucket issues

• Improved SSH connections

v0.29.1

• Addressed issues with missing project configs

• Fixed multi-workspace selection

• Improved workspace info retrieval

v0.30.0

• Introduced Jupyter Notebook as an IDE option

• Improved binary download process

• Added support for BitBucket webhook events

v0.30.1

• Fixed code extension installation on project creation

New Features and Improvements

1. Jupyter Notebook Support

Users can now select Jupyter as their default IDE or pass it as an IDE flag, expanding the range of development environments supported by Daytona.

2. Improved Remote Workspace Creation

The process now attempts to download the Daytona binary from cloud storage first, significantly improving creation speed for remote workspaces. This has led to up to 50% faster creation times for AWS provider workspaces and more than 25% for DigitalOcean.

3. BitBucket Webhook Events

Added support for pre-builds on BitBucket repositories, enhancing Daytona's integration with diverse version control systems.

4. JetBrains Fleet IDE Support

Coming in the next release, users will be able to choose Fleet as their IDE without going through JetBrains Gateway, streamlining the IDE selection process.

Upcoming Features

1. UI Enhancements

A spinner for long-running processes like workspace start, stop, and delete, improving user experience during these operations.

2. Unpushed Commits Display

The number of unpushed commits will be shown when listing workspace info, helping users stay aware of their repository status.

3. Creation Process UI

Improved labeling to guide users through the Daytona creation process, making it more intuitive and user-friendly.

4. Multi-Profile Git Support

Ability to add and use multiple profiles for the same Git provider, catering to users with personal and professional accounts.

Next Steps

Stay tuned for more updates and improvements as Daytona continues to evolve and enhance its development environment management solutions. Whether you're a long-time user or just discovering Daytona, there's never been a more exciting time to be part of our community!